Master Jewish Studies (839 [3] - Version 2019)

1. Compulsory Module: Hebrew and Aramaic Texts (26 ECTS)

• 060013 VU The book of Daniel in Aramaic
• 060003 SE ( REMOTE ) The Dead Sea Scrolls
• 060018 SE Important source-texts of rabbinic literature and hermeneutics

1. Compulsory Module: Jewish Tradition from the Antiquity to the Present Day: Sources, Topics, Hermeneutics (28 ECTS)

PM2 - VO

• 060001 VO What is jewish cinema? An introduction into jewish visual culture
• 060020 VO ( REMOTE ) Herod the Great between Rome and Jerusalem
• 060050 VO ( REMOTE ) Pogrom - An (Un)intellectual History of the Persecution of Judaism

PM2 - SE

• 060004 SE Racial Antisemitism: Origins, Evolution, and Contemporary Relevance
• 060005 SE In the Garden of Stories: Adam, Eve, and the Cultural Legacy of Creation
• 060022 SE The uncanny in Jewish film: horror and religious symbolism
• 060026 SE ( REMOTE ) Combatting Antisemitism

3. Group of Elective Modules: Jewish Cultural History - advanced module chosen according to interest (36 ECTS)

3a. Elective module: Jewish Cultural History - Antiquity: advanced module chosen according to interest (12 ECTS)

• 060014 VO Close readings in biblical narratives
• 060020 VO ( REMOTE ) Herod the Great between Rome and Jerusalem
• 060003 SE ( REMOTE ) The Dead Sea Scrolls

3b. Elective module: Jewish Cultural History - Rabbinic Literature and Culture: advanced module chosen according to interest (12 ECTS)

• 060018 SE Important source-texts of rabbinic literature and hermeneutics

3c. Elective module: Jewish Cultural History - Middle Ages: advanced module chosen according to interest (12 ECTS)

3d. Elective module: Jewish Cultural History - from the Modern Period to the Present Day: advanced module chosen according to interest (12 ECTS)

4. Compulsory Module: Final Module (5 ECTS)

• 060016 SE Preparation for the Master's Thesis - SE