JWST 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. Covers biblical society, ideas, and literature; Hellenistic and Roman rule in Judea; Jewish sects of the Second Temple period, including early Christianity; emergence and development of rabbinic Judaism; Jewish political attitudes toward non-Jews and the authorities; Christianity and Islam and the Jews; community and family; medieval Jew-hatred and Jewish responses during the Crusades, expulsions, popular judeophobia. Identical to HIST 131.

Prerequisites & Notes

Enrollment Limit: 30.
Ms. Magnus

Credits: 3 hours