The Bible as literature; Literary forms and strategies in the Bible; Ancient near eastern literature and the Bible; The Bible and history; The physical setting ot the Bible; The formation of the canon; The composition of the Pentateuch; The prphetic writings; The wisdom literature; The apocalyptic literature; The interstamental period; Apocrypha and pseudepigrapha; The gospels; Acts and the letters; The text of the Bible; Translating the Bible; The religous use and interpretation of the Bible