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Lecturer(s)
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Visi Tamás, doc. Ph.D., M.A.
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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
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Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
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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.
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Prerequisites
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Previous studies: min. 2 semesters of Hebrew and accomplishing JUD/URL with a grade B or A.
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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.
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Recommended literature
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+ V závislosti na tématu semináře/Depending on the topic of seminar.
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Brian R. Doak. (2015). Phoenician Aniconism in Its Mediterranean and Ancient Near Eastern Contexts. Atlanta.
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Donald B. Redford. (1992). Egypt, Canaan, Israel in Ancient Times. Princeton.
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Jan Assmann. (2008). Of God and Gods: Egypt, Israel, and the Rise of Monotheism. Madison.
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