Description: This course will introduce you to the history, literature and intellectual developments of Judaism during late antiquity. Special emphasis will be placed on rabbinic literature (Babylonian and Palestinian Talmuds, and Midrashim (talmudic interpretations of the Bible), which will be examined both as literary works and for the light they shed on the events and ideologies of the ancient world.

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Description: The objective is to master basic communication in Modern Hebrew language. Students will develop the four language skills of understanding, speaking, reading and writing through the acquisition of basic structures of the language, i.e., grammar, syntax, vocabulary, as well as idiomatic expressions, in order to be able to communicate in Modern Hebrew orally and in writing. Communicative activities, oral practice, written exercises and compositions will be assigned regularly, in order to help integrate skills and reinforce learning. In addition, because the acquisition of a modern language also entails awareness of the culture of its linguistic community, the students will become aware of cultural elements associated with the language.

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