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060003 SE The Dead Sea Scrolls (2022S)

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Details

Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Thursday 10.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Digital
Thursday 17.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Digital
Thursday 24.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Digital
Thursday 31.03. 16:00 - 18:00 Digital
Thursday 07.04. 16:00 - 18:00 Digital
Thursday 28.04. 16:00 - 18:00 Digital
Thursday 05.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Digital
Thursday 12.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Digital
Thursday 19.05. 16:00 - 18:00 Digital
Thursday 02.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Digital
Thursday 09.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Digital
Thursday 23.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Digital
Thursday 30.06. 16:00 - 18:00 Digital

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The Dead Sea Scrolls are among the most important manuscript finds ever. They provide new insights in ancient Jewish literature from Hellenistic times - a literature was lost for millenia. The Dead Sea Scrolls document thus a period in the cultural history of Judaism in which the roots of Rabbinic Judaism and Christianity grew. Accordingly, the topics of law/halakha and eschatology/messianism play a crucial role in many of them.

Assessment and permitted materials

Presentation, final term paper, active and regular partipation as well as thoroughly prepared translations of the Hebrew texts.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

In this class, we will read selected Dead Sea Scrolls in the original Hebrew and interpret them. Some of these Dead Sea Scrolls we will read in photographs of the manuscripts themselves.

Examination topics

You should demonstrate your ability to read and interpret Qumran texts in the original language in the context of the history of ancient Judaism.

Reading list

E. Lohse, ed., Die Texte aus Qumran: Hebräisch und Deutsch, 1981
D.W. Parry und E. Tov, edd., The Dead Sea Scrolls Reader, 1. Aufl. Bd. 1-6, 2004-2005; 2. Aufl. Bd. 1-2, 2014
A. Steudel, ed., Die Texte aus Qumran II: Hebräisch/Aramäisch und Deutsch, Darmstadt 2001
E. Ulrich, The Biblical Qumran Scrolls, 2010
J.C. VanderKam, The Dead Sea Scrolls Today, 2010
J. C. VanderKam, The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Bible, 2012

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