| Course title | Optional Seminar in Philosophy and Religion |
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| Course code | JUD/1F4 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Seminar |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 4 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Course availability | The course is available to visiting students |
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| Course content |
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Topics to be discussed throughout the semester: 1. The Babylonian Talmud: origins and historical context 2. The Babylonian Talmud: texts and editions 3. Commentators and codifiers of the Talmud in the Middle Ages 4. Laws concerning marriage in rabbinic Judaism 5 Attitudes towards the female body in rabbinic texts.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook) |
| Learning outcomes |
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Babylonian Talmud with Rashi and Tosaphot, text reading seminar. Ketubbot 75a-76b The purpose of the seminar is to enhance the students' ability of reading, translating, and interpreting a major authoritative book of Judaism, the Babylonian Talmud.
Ability to identify rhetorical and halakhic terms. Ability to orient on the pages of traditional Talmud editions. Basic knowledge of the history of the medieval reception of the Babylonian Talmud. Ability to read and translate the original Talmudic text with the help of dictionaries and commentaries. |
| Prerequisites |
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Previous studies: min. 2 semesters of Hebrew and accomplishing JUD/URL
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Student performance, Systematic Observation of Student, Seminar Work
Students are obliged to prepare for every seminar and participate actively in discussions. They will obtain credits at the end of the seminar. Tolerated absences: 2. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Jewish Studies. Jewish History and Culture (2019) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Jewish and Israeli Studies (2019) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Jewish Studies. Jewish History and Culture (2019) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Jewish Studies. Jewish History and Culture (2019) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Jewish and Israeli Studies (2019) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |