Fall 2017  |  RELS 3034 Section 001: Introduction to Jewish History and Cultures (16975)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Meets With:
HIST 1534 Section 001
HIST 3534 Section 001
JWST 1034 Section 001
JWST 3034 Section 001
RELS 1034 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017
Tue, Thu 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, East Bank
Nicholson Hall 120
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Jewish history, society, culture from Second Temple period (5th century BCE) to modern era as illuminated by literature, philosophy, art, film, music, religious law/custom, artifacts of daily life. Emphasizes political, social, cultural contexts that shaped development of Jewish ideas, practices, and institutions.
Class Description:
Who is a Jew? What do Jews believe? What do Jews do? What do we mean by "religion"? How do Jews read texts within their tradition? And perhaps most importantly, how many answers are there to a Jewish question? Explore the mythic structures, key texts, historical experiences, narratives, practices, beliefs and worldviews of the Jewish people as they have developed over more than three millennia. Learn about the roots of Judaism in the Hebrew Bible and the history of ancient Israel, and then discover the creative forces that developed within Judaism as a national narrative confronted the forces of history, especially in the forms of the Persian, Greek, and Roman empires. From the development of Rabbinic Judaism to encounters with the rise of Christianity and then Islam, from the Jewish experience in the medieval world to Judaism's engagement with the enlightenment and modernity, from the Crusades to the Holocaust, from Ancient Israel to modern Israel, learn how the Jewish people have maintained ideas and identities despite being scattered across time and place for 2500 years.
Grading:
20% Midterm Exam
25% Final Exam
45% Reports/Papers
10% Class Participation
Exam Format:
Identifications, Short and Long Essay
Class Format:
80% Lecture
20% Discussion We will also draw upon other modes of learning such as film, music, and material culture.
Workload:
50-75 Pages Reading Per Week
18-20 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
3 Paper(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/16975/1179
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
17 May 2013

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