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JWST 219 Special Topics in Jewish
Studies (3). Repeatable to 9 credits if content
differs.
JWST 227 Reconstructing the Civilization
of Ancient
Mesopotamia (3). Also offered as HIST280. Not open to
students who have completed HEBR440. Credit will be granted
for only one of the following: JWST227 or HIST280. Formerly
HEBR 440. History and culture of Ancient Mesopotamia, as
reconstructed from archeology, language, and texts of the region. Emphasis on culture, literature, religion, and institutions.
JWST 230 Introduction to the
Rabbinic Movement: History and Culture (3). Also offered as HIST281. Credit will be granted
for only one of the following: JWST230 or HIST281. The
emergence of the Rabbinic movement after the destruction of
the Temple in 70 CE through the 7th Century CE. The essential
texts of ancient rabbinic literature.
JWST 234 History of the Jewish
People I (3). Also offered as HIST 282. Credit
will be granted for only one of the following: JWST 234
or HIST 282. Political, economic, social, and cultural development
within Jewish history from the Biblical period to the late
Middle Ages. Special attention to the emergence of Rabbinic
Judaism and its subsequent encounter with medieval Christian
and Islamic civilizations.
JWST 235 History of the Jewish
People II (3). Also offered as
HIST283. Credit will be granted for only one of the following:
JWST235 or HIST283. Political, economic, social and cultural
development within Jewish history from the end of the Middle
Ages to the present. Special attention to the twentieth century
developments including the Nazi Holocaust and its aftermath,
the Zionist movement and the creation of the State of Israel,
and the rise of the contemporary American-Jewish community.
JWST 250 Fundamental Concepts
of Judaism (3). Also offered
as PHIL234. Not open to students who have completed
PHIL234. Credit will be granted for only one of the following:
JWST250 or PHIL234. A conceptional introduction to Judaism,
analyzing its fundamental concepts from both analytical and
historical perspectives. Discussion of “normative” Judaism as
well as other conceptions of Judaism. Topics include: God, the
Jewish people, authority, ethics, the sacred and the profane,
particularism and universalism.
JWST 251 Authority, Faith, and
Reason in Judaism (3). Also
offered as PHIL235. Not open to students who have completed
PHIL235 or HEBR298J. Credit will be granted for only one of
the following: JWST251 or PHIL235. A broad survey of the
concepts of authority, faith, and reason in Jewish tradition from
the Bible to the modern period, and their interrelationships.
JWST 260 Introduction to Classical
Hebrew I (3). Prerequisite:
HEBR111 or equivalent. Also offered as HEBR298A. Not open
to students who have completed HEBR401. Formerly HEBR
401. Readings of the Bible and other classical texts in original
Hebrew. Emphasis on classical grammar and vocabulary, and
reading of textual passages.
JWST 261 Introduction to Classical
Hebrew II (3). Prerequisite: JWST260 or permission of department. Also
of fered as HEBR298B. Not open to students who have
completed HEBR402. Formerly HEBR 402. Continuation of
JWST 260. Readings in the Bible and other classical texts in
original Hebrew. Emphasis on classi cal grammar and
vocabulary, and reading of textual passages.
JWST 262 The Hebrew Bible: Narrative
(3). Also offered as ENGL262. Not open to students who have completed
HEBR223. Credit will be granted for only one of the following:
JWST262 or ENGL262. Formerly HEBR 223. Selected readings
from narrative sections of the Hebrew Bible stressing the new
literary approaches to the biblical text. In English; no
knowledge of Hebrew required.
JWST 263 Hebrew Bible: Poetry
and Rhetoric (3). Also offered
as ENGL263. Not open to students who have completed
HEBR224. Credit will be granted for only one of the following:
JWST263 or ENGL263. Formerly HEBR 224. Readings of poetic
and prophetic selections from the Hebrew Bible. Analysis of
devices and their rhetorical effect. Comparison of biblical
poetry with other poetry of the ancient Near East. In English; no
Hebrew required.
JWST 270 Fantasy and Supernatural in Jewish Literature (3)
Two hours of lecture and one hour of discussion/recitation per
week. Also offered as HONR2190. Credit will be granted for
only one of the following: HONR219O, JWST219O, or JWST270.
Formerly JWST 219O. An examination of Jewish fantastical and
supernatural literature from ancient to modern times, tracing
how such stories have addressed essential questions of good
and evil, power and powerlessnes within a Jewish framework.
Topics include intersections of Jewish and non-jewish cultures.
JWST 272 Jewish Literature in
Translation (3) Not open to
students who have completed HEBR231. Formerly HEBR 231.
A survey of Jewish literature from ancient times to the present.
Methods for reading literature in general and Jewish literature
in particular will be emphasized. Concern with what makes a
literary corpus “Jewish.” Readings from the Bible, the Midrash,
the Talmud, medieval Hebrew poetry, as well as modern
Hebrew, Yiddish, and English poetry and prose. All texts in
English translation.
JWST 275 The Jew and the City
through the Centurie s (3). Also offered as HIST
286. Credit will be granted for only one of the following:
HIST 286 or JWST 275. Jewish urban experience from ancient
times to the present. Public space and private. The city
and the sacred. Jewish ghettos and quarters. The struggle
over modern Jerusalem.
JWST 281 Yiddish I (3).
Also offered as GERM 148Y. Not open to students who have
completed GERM 148y. Introduction to the Yiddish language,
with emphasis on speaking, reading, and writing skills.
Students will also learn the history of the language, its
significance to Jewish culture, its origins, and its basic
structure.
JWST 282 Elementary Yiddish II
(3). Prerequisite: JWST 281 or GERM 148y or permission
of department. Also offered as GERM 149y. Not open to students
who have completed GERM 149y. Continuation of JWST 281.
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