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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Alternate years A survey of American Jewry fro m the 1650s to the present, with emphasis on immigration patterns, economic accomplishment, interaction with non-Jews, and the Americanization of Judaism. Also off e red as HIS 3209.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Special topic (offered irregularly) This course a d d resses some of the ways in which biblical topics are re l evant within the context of the modern world. For instance, the prophetic book of Amos addresses such topics as social justice, doom vs. the possibility of redemption, ritual vs. ethics, and universalism vs. particularism. Students examine these issues as presented in the Bible and discuss how they are germane to the present time.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Alternate years Explores the issues of death, burial, and afterlife beliefs in ancient Israel and the biblical world, as well as the slightly later burial and mourning practices of early Judaism, and issues relating to the treatment of ancient human remains. Also off e red as HIS 3215 ( f o rmerly HIS 2370).
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Alternate years An exploration of gender issues in the ancient world. Beginning with the ancient Near East and the biblical world in part i c u l a r, students discuss portrayals of women, as well as their actual roles in society. Using textual and archaeological evidence, the course branches out to the related cultures of Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt, Gre e c e , and Rome. Also offered as HIS 3235 and WOM 3235.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Special topic (offe red irregularly) Focuses on the f o rces that profoundly transformed Jewish life after 1650. Topics include: Hasidism; emancipation; the Jewish Enlightenment; life under the Czar; modern racial anti-Semitism; the rise of Nazism. Also off e red as HIS 3240.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Alternate years An exploration of the peoples, religions, cultures, places, and monuments of the land of Israel. Home to three major world religions, the land has been embraced, fought over, and conquered repeatedly throughout history. Why Students explore the reasons for Israel’s prominence and discover how its position and importance in the worldview is constantly being reinvented. Also offered as HIS 3245.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Alternate years The historicity of the Hebrew Bible is explored, from the proto- history of the Israelites as re l a t e d through the Pentateuch and early prophetic works, through the period of the Monarchies, to the 6th-century B.C. exile, the birth of early Judaism, and the books of prophets and writings. Issues relating to historiography and biblical criticism are essential elements in this course. Also off e red as HIS 3255.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Alternate years E x p l o res the phenomenon of Westerners traveling to Palestine as explorers and pilgrims. Students concentrate on the journeys and their perils, the cultural and religious clashes they embodied, and the motivations of the individual travelers, including religion, politics, and personal gain. The course begins with travelers of the Middle Ages and quickly moves toward the 19th century. Also o ff e red as HIS 3295.
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3.00 Credits
See LIT 3507 in the Literature section for description.
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3.00 Credits
See LIT 3715 in the Literature section for description.
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