African Origins of the Major Western Religions
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A five day inquiry into Dr. Yosef ben-Jochannan’s argument about African influences and the evidence required to establish specific religious and cultural connections.
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Five day sequence
- Day 1 Analyze ben-Jochannan’s intervention and define competing meanings of origins.
- Day 2 Compare Egyptian religious themes and test a claim of transmission.
- Day 3 Examine Jewish and Christian histories in African settings and a Coptic artifact.
- Day 4 Distinguish Islam’s emergence from later African scholarship and practice.
- Day 5 Complete the source assessment and a RACE response.
The source readings are original instructional syntheses rather than quotations from the book. Students can add page specific evidence from the edition used in class.
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