This course is part of the Diploma in Judaic Studies and can also be taken on its own.
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Covers chapters in the history of the Jewish people from its origins to the Middle Ages. Students will learn about and analyse…
Academy · Texts
Tanakh
The course sets out the structure of the books that make up the TANAKH and their main contents and messages. Students will learn about and analyse selected texts from different periods, together with dilemmas and analogies relevant to the present day.
Syllabus
- General introduction
- The TANAKH: structure and the books that make it up
- Literary analysis of the Old Testament
- The age of the Judges (Shoftim)
- The Former Prophets (Nevi'im Rishonim) and Kings (Melachim)
- The prophets in the era of the First Temple
- The Latter Prophets – Trei Asar
- Ezra and Nehemiah – the rebuilding of Jerusalem
- The Writings – Ketuvim
- Types of leadership in the Tanakh
- Additional and audiovisual material
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