Judaic Studies (JUDS)
Associate Director, Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life: Professor Stuart S. Miller
Offices: Room 154, Thomas J. Dodd Research Center and Room 220, Arjona Building
For more information, please refer to the "College of Liberal Arts and Sciences" section of this Catalog.
1101. The Land of Israel from Biblical Times to the Present
(101) Either semester. Three credits. Offered in alternate years. Taught in English. May not be used to meet the foreign language requirement. Miller
An in-depth look at the history, culture and civilizations of the land of Israel. The importance of the land in Judaism and its significance for Christianity and Islam will be discussed. Lectures and discussion will be enhanced by slide presentations.
1103. Literature and Civilization of the Jewish People
(103) (Also offered as HEB 1103.) Either semester. Three credits. Taught in English. May not be used to meet the foreign language requirement. Miller
The major concepts, personalities and literary works of the Hebraic tradition from the Biblical and Talmudic periods to the present. CA 1. CA 4.
1104. Modern Jewish Thought
(104) (Also offered as HEB 1104.) Second semester. Three credits. Taught in English. May not be used to meet the foreign language requirement.
Nationalism, culture, ethics and philosophy in the writings of the major Jewish thinkers from Spinoza to the present. Emphasis will be placed on the work of Moses Mendelssohn, Nachman Krochmal, Ahad Haam, Hermann Cohen, Franz Rosenzweig, Martin Buber and Mordecai Kaplan.
3201. Selected Books of the Hebrew Bible
(201) (Also offered as HEB 3201.) Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: INTD 3260 or HIST 3301 or HEB 1103, which may be taken concurrently or instructor consent. A knowledge of Hebrew is not required. May be repeated with change of content and instructor consent. Taught in English. May not be used to meet the foreign language requirement. Miller
Focuses on a biblical book (or books) and emphasizes its literary structure and content using modern approaches as well as midrashic and medieval exegesis. Historical and archaeological material introduced where relevant.
3202. Sects and Movements in Judaism
(202) Either semester. Three credits. Offered in alternate years. Taught in English. May not be used to meet the foreign language requirement.
Varieties of Jewish expression and belief from Biblical times to the present. Topics include: the Dead Sea Sect, Pharisees, Sadducees, Karaites, Marranos, Hasidism and the Reform, Conservative, Orthodox and Reconstructionist movements of the modern era.
3203. The Holocaust
(203) (Also offered as HEB 3203 and HIST 3418.) Either semester. Three credits. Taught in English. May not be used to meet the foreign language requirement.
Origins, development, and legacy of the Holocaust. Topics include the history of modern European anti-Semitism, the creation of the Nazi state, the catalytic role of the Second World War, the actions and attitudes of the perpetrators, victims, and bystanders, and the diverse ways in which scholars and societies have dealt with the legacy of the Holocaust.
3218. Palestine Under the Greeks and Romans
(218) (Also offered as CAMS 3256, HEB 3218, and HIST 3330.) Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: CAMS 1101 or 1102 or CAMS 3253/HIST 3301 or HIST 3320 or 3325 or INTD 3260 or HEB 1103 or JUDS 3202 or instructor consent; open to juniors or higher. Taught in English. May not be used to meet the foreign language requirement. Miller
The political, historical and religious currents in Greco-Roman Palestine. Includes the Jewish Revolts; sectarian developments, the rise of Christianity and the Talmudic academies.
3511. American Jewry
(242) (Also offered as SOCI 3511.) Three credits. Either semester. Taught in English. May not be used to meet the foreign language requirement. Dashefsky
Historical, demographic, organizational, and sociopsychological perspectives. |