JWST 156 - History of Jewish Civilization I--Jews and Judaism in Antiquity:From the Bible to the Talmud

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

History & Tradition Sector. All classes. Staff. An overview of Jewish culture and society in its Biblical, Hellenistic-Roman, and Rabbinic settings. It will trace the political, social, and intellectual-religious development of Judaism from its biblical beginnings through the Second Temple period to the formation of the rabbinic class and its literature. Some topics to be covered include: Biblical thought and religious practice; varieties of Judaism, the Dead Sea sect and the birth of Christianity; the emergence of the rabbinic class and institutions; Babylonian Judaism and the composition of the Talmud; the role of the Geonim and the solidification of normative religious practice.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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