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AN N EA M50B

Origins of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

(Same as Middle Eastern Studies M50B and Religion M50.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Examination of three major monotheisms of Western cultures--Judaism, Christianity, and Islam--historically and comparatively. Development, teachings, and ritual practices of each tradition up to and including medieval period. Composition and development of various sacred texts, highlighting key themes and ideas within different historical and literary strata of traditions, such as mechanisms of revelation, struggle for religious authority, and common theological issues such as origin of evil and status of nonbelievers. Letter grading.

Course statistics

Predicted GPA
3.38
n = 84 · 2 terms · ± 0.056
A range
62%
of letter grades
Taken P/NP
0%
— of those passed
D / F / W
3.6%
incl. withdrawals

Sections in Fall 2026

Not offered in Fall 2026.

Enrollment history

Final enrollment per term, averaged across that term's sections. Four years deep, summer excluded. Per-section live curves are on each section page.

  • 5423W
  • 3025W
Enrolment by term: 23W 54, 25W 30
Peak 54 Most recent 30 in 25W 2 terms on record

Grade distribution

  • A 36 · 42.9%
  • A- 16 · 19.0%
  • B+ 5 · 6.0%
  • B 9 · 10.7%
  • B- 4 · 4.8%
  • C+ 4 · 4.8%
  • C 4 · 4.8%
  • C- 3 · 3.6%
  • D 2 · 2.4%
  • F 1 · 1.2%

Grey bars are non-letter outcomes — P/NP, S/U, incompletes. They are excluded from the GPA entirely rather than scored, because counting a P as a 4.0 would be a fabrication.

By instructor

Instructor Predicted Raw n Terms A range
BAKHOS, CAROL ANN 3.36 3.35 84 2 62%

“Predicted” is shrunk toward the course average, which is itself shrunk toward the department — so an instructor with a handful of students sits near the course mean rather than topping the list.

By term