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HIST 131 - Jewish History From Biblical Antiquity to 1492

Next Offered: 2008-09
Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 3 Hours
Attribute: 3 SS, CD, WR

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. Enrollment Limit: 30.
Instructor: S. Magnus
Prerequisites & Notes
Identical to JWST 131.


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