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RELI 4070 Judaism 2014
RELI 4070 Judaism 2014
RELI 4070 Judaism 2014
Judaism
Spring Semester, 2014 . Professor Richard Elliott Friedman
Tuesday & Thursday, 2:00-3:15, Peabody Hall 201
Office Hours: Tuesdays 11-12, Thursdays 1-2, Peabody Hall 211
The interaction of Jewish history and Western civilization, with emphasis upon the
development of Jewish religion in the biblical, rabbinic, and modern periods.
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29 4/22 Kabbalah
The Essential Kabbalah
Bible. Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures, The New JPS Translation According to the Traditional
Hebrew Text (Jewish Publication Society)
Richard Elliott Friedman, Who Wrote the Bible?, 2nd edition (San Francisco: HarperCollins)
(electroniuc Kindle edition avaialable from Amazon)
Paul Mendes-Flohr and Jehuda Reinharz, eds., The Jew in the Modern World: A Documentary
History 2nd edition (Oxford)
(electronic Kindle edition available from Amazon)
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Grading Policy: Midterm Examinations each count approximately one fourth. A Final
Examination counts approximately one half. Participation (quantity and quality) also count in the
final grade evaluation.
All academic work must meet the standards contained in “A Culture of Honesty.” All students are
responsible to inform themselves about those standards before performing any academic work.
The course syllabus is a general plan for the course; deviations announced to the class by the
instructor may be necessary.