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3.00 Credits
Tigay. An introduction to the major themes and ideas of the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament), with attention to the contributions of archaeology and modern Biblical scholarship, including Biblical criticism and the response to it in Judaism and Christianity. All readings are in English.
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3.00 Credits
Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Staff. A broad introduction to the history of Jewish civilization from its Biblical beginnings until the Middle Ages, with the main focus on the formative period of classical rabbinic Judaism and on the symbiotic relationship between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Fulfills History & Tradition Sector (all classes) and Cross Cultural Analysis - Class of '10 and after.
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3.00 Credits
Ruderman. Exploration of intellectual, social, and cultural developments in Jewish civilization from the dawn of rabbinic culture in the Near East through the assault on established conceptions of faith and religious authority in 17th century Europe. Particular attention will be paid to the impact of Christian and Muslim "host societies" on expressions of Jewish culture.
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3.00 Credits
Ruderman. This course offers an intensive survey of the major currents in Jewish life frotrace the process by which the Jews gradually ceased to be a society unto themstransformations of the modern era, from the Enlightenment and the rise of a bouand revolutionary socialism. Within the evolving forms of Jewish religious expetopics as emancipation, Jewish-gentile relations, the emergence of distinct denreestablishment of political sovereignty in modern Israel. Weekly readings inclprimary sources such as memoirs, petitions, folklore, and works of literature.
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3.00 Credits
Fishman. While accepting "the yoke of the commandments", Jewish thinkers from antiquity onward have perennially sought to make the teachings of revelation more meaningful in their own lives. Additional impetus for this quest has come from overtly polemical challenges to the law, such as those leveled by Paul, medieval Aristotelians, Spinoza and Kant. This course explores both the critiques of Jewish Law, and Jewish reflections on the Law's meaning and purpose, by examining a range of primary sources within their intellectual and historical contexts. Texts (in English translation) include selections from Midrash, Talmud, medieval Jewish philosophy and biblical exegesis, kabbalah, Hasidic homilies, Jewish responses to the Enlightenment, and contemporary attempts to re-value and invent Jewish rituals.
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3.00 Credits
Stern. The study of four paradigmatic and classic Jewish texts so as to introduce students to the literature of classic Judaism. Each text will be studied historically -- "excavated" for its sources and roots -- and holistically, as a canonical document in Jewish tradition. While each text will inevitably raise its own set of issues, we will deal throughout the semester with two basic questions: What makes a "Jewish" text And how do these texts represent different aspects of Jewish identity All readings will be in translation.
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3.00 Credits
Stern. An introduction to medieval Hebrew literature, with special attention to poetry, narrative, and the interpretation of the Bible, and to the varieties of Jewish experience that these literary works touch upon. All readings in translation.
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3.00 Credits
Silverman. This course surveys the literature of Ancient Egypt from the Old Kingdom through the Graeco-Roman period, focusing upon theme, structure, and style, as well as historical and social context. A wide range of literary genres are treated, including epics; tales, such as the "world's oldest fairy tale;" poetry, including love poems, songs, and hymns; religious texts, including the "Cannibal Hymn"; magical spells; biographies; didactic literature; drama; royal and other monumental inscriptions; and letters, including personal letters, model letters, and letters to the dead. Issues such as literacy, oral tradition, and the question poetry vs. prose are also discussed. No prior knowledge of Egyptian is required.
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3.00 Credits
Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Wegner. Detailed typological and chronological discussion of principal kinds of ancient Egyptian artifacts.
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