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RELI302
Judaism in the Time of Jesus
RELI302 FA
Not Currently Offered
This course will include a close reading of select Jewish
writings composed between the close of the Hebrew Bible (ca.
400 B.C.E.) and the parallel rise of rabbinic Judaism and
early Christianity (ca. 100 C.E.). Readings will include
the Old Testament apocrypha, the Dead Sea Scrolls from
Qumran, Philo and Josephus. Attention will be given to the
creativity of these writings, their common setting in times
of oppression and their place in the religious heritage of
Judaism and Christianity.
MAJOR READINGS
THE OXFORD ANNOTATED BIBLE WITH THE
APOCRYPHA (RSV)
J.H. Charlesworth (ed.), THE OLD TESTAMENT PSEUDEPIGRAPHA
S. Cohen, FROM THE MACCABEES TO THE MISHNAH
G.W.E. Nickelsburg, JEWISH LITERATURE BETWEEN THE BIBLE
AND THE MISHNAH
V. Tcherikover, HELLENISTIC CIVILIZATION AND THE JEWS
G. Vermes (ed.), THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS IN ENGLISH
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Two short papers and one long
one.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting
or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the
first class, they will be dropped from the class list.
NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form
to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA RELI
Prerequisites:
None
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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