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Course Descriptions

Semester Course Schedule Long-Term Program Dates Short-Term Program Dates Entrance Requirements Course Descriptions

HIST 5/335 Ancient Egypt and the Bible - Credit Hours: 3

Semester normally offered: Fall

Course Description

A survey of the history and culture of Egypt from the Predynastic Period (4th millennium BCE) through the Ptolemaic Period (30 BC). Emphasis is placed on the ancient Egypt’s connection to people and events of the Bible and the land of Canaan and Israel.

Course Equivalencies

This course fills equivalencies in the following areas: 

  • Geography

  • History

  • Bible

  • Archaeology

  • Egyptology

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, the student should be able to:

  • understand the history, chronology, and geography of ancient Egypt;

  • understand ancient Egyptian culture (i.e., society, government, religion, literature, the arts, and everyday life); and

  • integrate learnings with the biblical narrative, particularly as it concerns the role of the lands of Canaan and Israel in ancient Egyptian history.

Field Study

Two interactive half-day field studies to the Israel Museum model of Jerusalem and the Western Wall Tunnels.