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060015 VO Introduction to the Dead Sea Scrolls (2011W)
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Language: English
Examination dates
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Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Thursday 06.10. 14:00 - 15:30 Hörsaal 1 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-25
- Thursday 27.10. 14:00 - 15:30 Hörsaal 1 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-25
- Thursday 03.11. 14:00 - 15:30 Hörsaal 1 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-25
- Thursday 10.11. 14:00 - 15:30 Hörsaal 1 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-25
- Thursday 17.11. 14:00 - 15:30 Hörsaal 1 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-25
- Thursday 24.11. 14:00 - 15:30 Hörsaal 1 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-25
- Thursday 01.12. 14:00 - 15:30 Hörsaal 1 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-25
- Thursday 15.12. 14:00 - 15:30 Hörsaal 1 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-25
- Thursday 12.01. 14:00 - 15:30 Hörsaal 1 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-25
- Thursday 19.01. 14:00 - 15:30 Hörsaal 1 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-25
- Thursday 26.01. 14:00 - 15:30 Hörsaal 1 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-25
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Aims, contents and method of the course
At different sites in the Judean Desert, fragments of ca.1500 manuscripts were found which provide information about the history of Second Temple Judaism from the 4th cent. BCE to the early 2nd cent. CE. These manuscripts provide new insights into the religious, cultural, and literary history of Second Temple Judaism and are of crucial importance to understand how both Christianity and post Second Temple Judaism developed. The Dead Sea Scrolls can be described as a crossroads leading to both Rabbinic Judaism and Christianity. This course will communicate you a comprehensive knowledge about the library of Qumran and the other manuscript finds from the Judean Desert. Furthermore you will be informed about the history and religious thought of the groups connected with the different sites at the Dead Sea and in the Judean Desert.
Assessment and permitted materials
Written or oral exam
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Introduction into the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Qumran community
Examination topics
The Dead Sea Scrolls are studied base on the ancient sources
Reading list
D.W. Parry/E. Tov, The Dead Sea Scrolls Reader, vol 1-6, Leiden and Boston, Mass.: Brill, 2004-2005
L.H. Schiffman, Reclaiming the Dead Sea Scrolls: the History of Judaism, the Background of Christianity, the Lost Library of Qumran, Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1994
J.C. VanderKam, The Dead Sea Scrolls Today, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 2010.
J.C.VanderKam and P. Flint, The Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls, San Francisco, Calif.: HarperSanFrancisco, 2002
L.H. Schiffman, Reclaiming the Dead Sea Scrolls: the History of Judaism, the Background of Christianity, the Lost Library of Qumran, Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1994
J.C. VanderKam, The Dead Sea Scrolls Today, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 2010.
J.C.VanderKam and P. Flint, The Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls, San Francisco, Calif.: HarperSanFrancisco, 2002
Association in the course directory
BA, MA: U1-411, U2-411; alt Bakk: U1-310, U45
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