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DR552V: JEWISH HISTORY AND CULTURE (2023-2024)

Last modified: 12 Oct 2023 15:16


Course Overview

The course provides a survey of Jewish History (from the Persian and Hellenistic periods to the present day) and of Jewish culture (Jewish identity, rites and other aspects of religious life) through the ages. It provides students with a full overview of Judaism from its inception to the present.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term Second Term Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Professor Robert A. Segal
  • Dr. Jakub Zbrzezny

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Divinity And Religious Studies (DR) (Studied)
  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Key topics in Jewish history in the Persian, Hellenistic, Roman, Mediaeval and modern periods. Selected aspects of Jewish culture through the ages, concentrating on religion and ritual.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Seminar Participation (engagement in discussion)

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 20
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Critical edition

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 30
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A critical edition of a biblical passage with annotations from selected post-biblical Jewish authors [in English].

Word count: 800 words in the main text + min. 200 words in annotations.

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Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 30
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An introduction to the aforementioned edition of a biblical passage and the analysis of its textual history and reception among selected post-biblical Jewish authors

Word Count 2000
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Student-led workshop

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 20
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A student-led workshop on chosen examples of Jewish iconography or architecture

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Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Exam

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 60
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Online open book exam reflecting the Critical Edition and Essay assessments.

Exam will be online with a two week duration to complete.

 

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Oral Exam

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 40
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Oral exam reflecting the Seminar Participation and Student-led workshop assessments

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Course Learning Outcomes

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