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JWST 258 - Introduction to the Talmud


This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Law and Society
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD

The Talmud is a sprawling multi-volume compendium of rigorous legal argument, ingenious and fanciful biblical interpretations, rabbinic anecdotes, jokes, and deep moral and theological investigations. Compiled between 200 and 600 CE, it has been the most important generative force in Jewish religion and culture for the following two millennia. Exemplary texts will be studied (in English translation) with an emphasis on developing students’ skills in close reading and critical discussion.
Enrollment Limit: 35
Instructor: A. Socher
Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with RELG 258


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