Courses

Fall 2018

Jews in the Later Roman Empire, 300-600 CE

, 4 pts, UN3601

JEWS-LATER ROMAN EMP,300-600

This course will explore the background and examine some of the manifestations of the first Jewish cultural explosion after 70 CE. Among the topics discussed: the Late Roman state and the Jews, the rise of the synagogue, the redaction of the Palestinian Talmud and midrashim, the piyyut and the Hekhalot.

Section Number
001
Call Number
67647
Day, Time & Location
R 12:10pm-2:00pm 309 Hamilton Hall
Instructor
Seth R Schwartz
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