Religion 201 - Theology of Judaism

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Bard College

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Jewish Studies, Theology Theology thinks philosophically about religion; it generalizes and orders, proportions and regularizes the complex data of behavior and belief that a religion-e.g., its canonical writings-convey. The outcome is a system and a structure of belief that not only coheres but accounts for further data. This course illustrates what it means to think philosophically about the data of a religion. The case is that of Judaism in its normative writings deriving from the formative age, the first six centuries C.E. In these texts Judaism sets forth a theological system and structure, making a coherent statement through the myriad of legal, exegetical, and narrative details. This course sets forth the theology of Judaism that defines the norm: the system and structure that animate the Rabbinic canon and form the philosophical basis of Judaism.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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