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Course Catalog 2005-2006 
    
Course Catalog 2005-2006 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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HIST 131 - Jewish History From Biblical Antiquity to 1492


3 SS, CD, WR
First Semester. Survey of Jewish history from biblical origins through the medieval period in Christian and Islamic realms until 1492. Covers biblical society and its literary expression; Hellenistic and Roman rule; the emergence and development of rabbinic Judaism; Jewish sects, including early Christianity; religious and political attitudes and behavior toward non-Jews; the Jewish community and family; the Crusades; the Spanish and other expulsions; medieval Jewhatred; and Jewish responses. This course is cross-referenced with JWST 131.

Prerequisites & Notes
Enrollment Limit: 45.
Ms. Magnus

Next offered 2006-2007.

Credits: 3 hours



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