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  • HEBR 357: Classical Midrash & Aggadah

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Distribution Course in Arts & Letters. Class of 2009 & prior only. Stern. Prerequisite(s): Students must be able to read an unpointed Hebrew text. Readings in Rabbinic lore from classical Midrashic texts.
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  • HEBR 358: Siddur and Piyyut

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Distribution Course in Arts & Letters. Class of 2009 & prior only. Stern. Prerequisite(s): HEBR 052 (AMES 052) or equivalent. A study of the institution of Jewish prayer, its literature, and synagogu poetry. Texts will be read in Hebrew with supplementary English readings.
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  • HEBR 359: Seminar Modern Hebrew Literature

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Arts & Letters Sector. All Classes. Gold. Prerequisite(s): HEBR 059 or HEBR 259 or permission of the instructor. The course focuses on the central pillars of the Modern Hebrew literary canon, and their impact on Israeli literature. The Poet Hayim Nachman Bialik (1873-1934) and the author Shmuel Yosef Agnon (1887-1970) provided future writers with the tools to express modern and post-modern sensibilities. Drawing from the ancient wells of Bible, Talmud, and Midrash, they forged a new diction for passion and love and for representing the inner world, psychological insight and political assertions. Agnon's Kafka-like short stories inspired the works of writers as different as A.B. Yehoshua and Orly Kastel-Bloom. Bialik's personal/political poems echo in Dahlia Ravikovitche's verse. We will compare the classic with the contemporary, and discuss the lasting power of these giants in the context of modern Israel. The class will be conducted in Hebrew and the texts read in the original. Grading based on five two-page response papers in Hebrew, a final exam, preparation for class and participation. The content of this course changes from year to year; therefore students may take it for credit more than once. Seminar. Fulfills Literatures of the World, Arts & Letters Sector (all classes) and Cross Cultural Analysis--Class of '10 and after. (COLL 220, HEBR 359, COML 359, JWST 556, HEBR 659
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  • HEBR 451: Elementary Biblical Hebrew I

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Carasik. This course is an introduction to Biblical Hebrew. It assumes no prior knowledge, but students who can begin to acquire a reading knowledge of the Hebrew alphabet before class starts will find it extremely helpful. The course is the 1st of a 4-semester sequence whose purpose is to prepare students to take courses in Bible that demand a familiarity with the original language of the text.
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  • HEBR 452: Elementary Biblical Hebrew II

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Carasik. Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of HEBR 451 or permission of the instructor. A continued introduction to the grammar of Biblical Hebrew, focusing on the verbal system, with an emphasis on developing language skills in handling Biblical texts. A suitable entry point for students who have had some modern Hebrew.
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  • HEBR 453: Intermediate Biblical Hebrew I

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Carasik. Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of HEBR 452 or permission of the instructor. This course is the prerequisite for HEBR 454 (no one is "permitted" into that semester; you must take the previous semester course). This course will focus on using the grammar and vocabulary learned at the introductory level to enable students to read Biblical texts independently and take advanced Bible exegesis courses. We will also work on getting comfortable with the standard dictionaries, concordances, and grammars used by scholars of the Bible. We will concentrate on prose this semester, closely reading Ruth, Jonah, and other prose selections. We will begin to translate from English into Biblical Hebrew, and there will also be a unit on the punctuation marks used in the Bible. This is a suitable entry point for students who already have strong Hebrew skills.
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  • HEBR 454: Intermediate Biblical Hebrew II

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Carasik. Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of HEBR 453. This course is a continuation of the Fall semester's Intermediate Biblical Hebrew I. No one will be admitted into the course who has not taken the Fall semester. It will continue to focus on using the grammar and vocabulary learned at the introductory level to enable students to read biblical texts independently and take advanced Bible exegesis courses. We will concentrate this semester on various selections of Biblical poetry, including Exodus 15 and Job 28. We will also continue to translate English prose into Biblical Hebrew.
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  • HEBR 486: Rabbinic Writers on Rabbinic Culture

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Fishman. Prerequisite(s): Reading knowledge of Hebrew. This course traces reflections on rabbinic culture produced within Jewish legal literature of the classic rabbinic period - - Midrash, Mishna, and Talmud - - and in later juridical gemres - - Talmudic commentary, codes and responsa. Attention will be paid to the mechanics of different genres, the role of the underlying prooftext, the inclusion or exclusion of variant opinions, the presence of non-legal information, attitudes toward predecessors, balance between precedent and innovation.
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  • HEBR 550: A Book of the Bible

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Tigay. Prerequisite(s): Thorough command of Biblical Hebrew and prior experience studying the Bible in the original in high school, college, or a comparable setting. Qualified undergraduates are welcome but must contact the instructor for permission to register and show how they meet the requirements. Language of instruction is in English. In-depth study of a book of the Bible studied in the light of modern scholarship (including archaeology and ancient Near Eastern literature) as well as ancient and medieval commentaries. The book varies each semester and the course may be repeated for credit.
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