060038 SE Women in Ancient Judaism until the Arab Conquest (2013W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Language: German
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Thursday 03.10. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
- Thursday 10.10. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
- Thursday 17.10. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
- Thursday 24.10. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
- Thursday 31.10. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
- Thursday 07.11. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
- Thursday 14.11. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
- Wednesday 12.02. 10:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal 1 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-25
- Friday 14.02. 10:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal 1 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-25
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Aims, contents and method of the course
What was the role of women in Ancient Judaism? This semiar studies the reception of biblical matriarchs, legendary heroines like Ruth and Esther, the manuscript finds from Qumran and other sites around the Dead Sea. Women like Babatha, the Jewish Queen Alexandra Salome, illustrate how Jewesses lived and thrived in the ancient male dominated world.
Assessment and permitted materials
Presentation and final term paper
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
By the end of the term, students will understand the role of women in Ancient Judaism and will be able to study the ancient sources critically.
Examination topics
Analysis and discussion of key sources, oral presentations, and written papers of the participants
Reading list
A. Bach (Hg.), Women in the Hebrew Bible, 1999
B. Halpern Amaru, The Empowerment of Women in the Book of Jubilees, 1999
T. Ilan, Silencing the Queen, 2006
I. Sassoon, The Status of Women in Jewish Tradition (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2011
C. Wassen, Women in the Damascus Document, 2006
B. Halpern Amaru, The Empowerment of Women in the Book of Jubilees, 1999
T. Ilan, Silencing the Queen, 2006
I. Sassoon, The Status of Women in Jewish Tradition (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2011
C. Wassen, Women in the Damascus Document, 2006
Association in the course directory
BA: U1-215, U1-215-1 oder U1-215-2 (als BA-Seminar)
MA: U2-213, U2-313, U2-403
MA: U2-213, U2-313, U2-403
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