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3.00 Credits
Study of the writings of the Hebrew Bible. Seeks to understand the historical development of Israel in the biblical period and the religious forms of thought and practice that arose during this time. Same as RST 212 Klein
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3.00 Credits
Readings of well-known 20th century Jewish short story writers, novelists, and poets. In an era in which many people, including many of the authors, thought they were moving away from religion, religious questions and imagery remain nonetheless prevalent. What are these questions How does the fiction reflect and respond to the upheavals of the time Same as RST 233. Aronowicz
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3.00 Credits
Studies Jewish thinkers from the Enlightenment to the present, through their philosophical writings, political essays, religious reflections, and fiction. The chief question was how to make the Jewish tradition adapt or respond to the modern Western State and to modern Western culture. This is a course about the Jews and the West. To what degree is there harmony To what degree is there conflict Same as RST 252. Aronowicz
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1.00 Credits
Introduction to Jewish history, beginning with first centuries of the Common Era and continuing to end of 17th century. Examines central themes and patterns in Jewish history. Readings consist of narrative as well as documentary histories with discussion of different theoretical approaches to the writing of Jewish history. Same as HIS/RST 253. Hoffman
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to Jewish life in the modern era from late 18th century Emancipation and Enlightenment through the present, tracing the transformations of Jewish life. Broad historical sketches are combined with close readings of particular texts, movements, and thinkers to flesh out the contours and dynamics of the Jewish experience in the Modern world. Major events of Jewish history of 20th century (the Holocaust, foundation of the State of Israel, and mass migration of European Jews to the Americas) are examined through secondary and primary sources. Same as HIS/RST 254. Hoffman
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3.00 Credits
Course focuses on the Jews of Eastern Europe from the end of the Middle Ages through the present; looks at variety of cultural forms and expressions they have created. From tradition to modernity, Shtetl to Socialism, religious scholarship to secular literature, examines the rich cultural life of East European Jews in all its myriad manifestations. Specific emphasis on transformations in the culture of Yiddish-speaking Jews in Poland and Russia. Same as HIS 325. Hoffman
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3.00 Credits
Course explores the ways in which Jews have related to and represented the figure of Jesus, using Jewish texts from the birth of Christianity to the present day. Beginning with the Talmud, examines numerous Jewish sources (including literature and art) and looks at a number of historical periods and the different religious, social, and intellectual developments that influenced Jewish perceptions and portrayals of Jesus. Same as HIS/RST 326. Hoffman
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3.00 Credits
Course explores representations of American Jewish life, culture, and religion in cinema. Using an historical perspective, it analyzes the different ways in which Jewish identity and culture have been represented in American film. Looks at history of Jews in the United States, Jewish involvement in the film industry, and anti-Semitism. Films viewed weekly, including feature films and several documentaries, in class and in an extra viewing session. Same as HIS/RST 327. Hoffman
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3.00 Credits
Focuses on Jews and Judaism during period of profound changes after the conquest of Alexander the Great that were key to development of modern Judaism and Christianity. Surveys variety of Jewish writing from the period: historical; philosophical; apocalyptic; and exegetical. These texts, including Dead Sea scrolls, will be read in combination with modern scholarly works treating Jewish life and history of the period. Same as RST 340. Cooper
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3.00 Credits
Focuses on three thinkers who rethought the meaning of their respective religious traditions-Catholicism, Protestantism, Judaism-in ways that were to influence not only their respective community but also how we think about religion in general. All three challenged what we mean by religion. Same as RST 359. Aronowicz
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