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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Bible studies
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr. Ronnie Goldstein
Coordinator Office Hours:
M 16:00 - 17:00
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Ronnie Goldstein,
Prof Yair Zakovitch
Course/Module description:
The course will focus on literary genres that are hidden within the Hebrew Bible, as well as the appearance of genres in a variety of surprising contexts. We will pay attention to how we detect such genres, their relationship with other texts within the Hebrew Bible and outside it, and the role they play in their present contexts.
Course/Module aims:
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
1. Acquiring basic tools for reading the Biblical passages learned.
2.Acquiring a basic introduction to the main problems within the passages learned.
3.Developing judgment and criticism of the different interpretations of the main topics learned.
Attendance requirements(%):
100
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Seminar - interactive discussion.
Course/Module Content:
A. Songs for various occasions:
Epic poetry
Wedding songs
War songs
Victory songs
Mocking songs
Mourning songs
B. Scribal Literature
Dedication inscriptions
Burial inscriptions
Letters
Chronicles
Lists
Disputations
C. Deities and Demons: Ritual, Magic, and Soothsaying
Magic and incantations
Rituals
Omens
D. Genre within Genre
Fables
Riddles
Proverbs
Required Reading:
מ"ד קאסוטו "שירת העלילה בישראל", ספרות מקראית וספרות כנענית , כרך א, עמ' 90-62
J.C. Greenfield “The marzeah as a social institution”, in: Al Kanfei Yonah, pp. 907–11
S. D. Goitein and M. Carasik, “Women as Creators of Biblical Genres”, Prooftexts , 8, 1 (1988), pp. 1-33
M.S. Smith, “Warfare Song as Warrior Ritual”, in: Warfare, Ritual, and Symbol in Biblical and Modern Contexts, edited by B. E. Kelle, F. R. Ames, and J. L. Wright, Atlanta 2014 pp. 165-186
Christopher Walker and Michael B. Dick” The Induction of the Cult Image in Ancient Mesopotamia: The Mesopotamian mīs pî Ritual”, Born in Heaven, Made on Earth, Winona Lake, IN: 1999, pp. 55ff
Additional Reading Material:
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 20 %
Project work 80 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
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