What is "Jewish" and "modern" about modern Jewish women's literature, and how does it reflect the experiences and perceptions of women? Examining a variety of literary genres, the course compares Israeli women's literature in translation with contemporary writing by other Jewish women.
This course introduces students to Israeli cinema as it evolved from the 1930s to the present. By studying feature films and documentaries, this course looks at film as a vehicle through which to explore questions of history, identity, conflict and reconciliation, war and peace, gender, ethnicity, the holocaust, and the tensions between individual and collective […]
A close textual analysis of the book of Deuteronomy and of interpretations of the book written in Hebrew throughout the ages. Prerequisite: AP/HEB 3000 6.00 or equivalent. Course credit exclusions: None.Prior TO FALL 2009: Prerequisite: AS/HEB 3000 6.00 or equivalent. Course credit exclusion: AS/HEB 3330 3.00.
A survey of the history of ancient Israel within its ancient Near Eastern context from its putative origins in the Late Bronze Age (ca. 1550-1200 BCE) through its flowering in the Iron Age (or First Temple Period, ca. 1200-539 BCE). As time permits, we will expand our focus and follow the course of Israelite history […]
This course analyzes a variety of texts, classical and modern, in which aspects of major Jewish festivals and memorial days are explored. PREREQUISITE: AP/HEB 3000 6.00 or permission of the department.COURSE CREDIT EXCLUSIONS: AP/HEB 3231 3.00.Prior TO FALL 2009: Prerequisite: AS/HEB 3000 6.00 or permission of the department. Course credit exclusions: AS/HEB 3230 3.00 and […]
Crosslisted CLST 3106/HUMA 3106 6.0/RLST 3106 6.0 Why do ancient people write about the lives of others? What were ancient people doing when they wrote about themselves? This course explores biographical and autobiographical writing in the ancient Mediterranean among Greeks, Romans, and minoritized populations (including Jews and Christians) not as straightfoward and narrow descriptions of […]
A close textual analysis of the book of Exodus in the original Hebrew and of interpretations of the book written in Hebrew throughout the ages. PREREQUISITE: AP/HEB 3000 6.00 or equivalent.Course credit exclusions: None.
This course addresses both the geography of the classical Jewish Hebrew prayer text, the Siddur, as well as the overall structure of the text. It focuses also on selected prayers and their internal structures, histories and meanings.
This course surveys the structure and contents of TaNaKh, the Hebrew Bible, using selections from its three major sections: Pentateuch, Prophets and Writings. It further examines major trends in biblical exegesis, such as peshat and derash, through representative samplings of ancient midrash and medieval Hebrew commentaries. The language of instruction, texts, discussion and coursework is […]
This course examines Greek and Roman religious beliefs and practices from an interdisciplinary perspective. Special attention is given to four major approaches to the divine (ritual, myth, art and philosophy) and their integration with other aspects of society and culture. RELIGIOUS TRADITION(S) COVERED: Greek and Roman Religions