Syllabus - TALMUDIC LITERATURE AND THE NEW TESTAMENT (7107)

Syllabus TALMUDIC LITERATURE AND THE NEW TESTAMENT - 7107
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HU Credits: 2 Degree/Cycle: 1st degree (Bachelor) Responsible Department: Talmud & Halacha Semester: 2nd Semester Teaching Languages: Hebrew Campus: Mt. Scopus Course/Module Coordinator: Dr. Yair Furstenberg Coordinator Email: yair.furstenberg@mail.huji.ac.il Coordinator Office Hours: Wednesday 11:00-12:00 Teaching Staff: Dr. Yair Furstenberg Course/Module description: The course will survey the various connections between early rabbinic literature and the new testament, taking into consideration the complexity of each of the corpora and the transmission of the traditions. We will examine the nature of the halakhic discourse, reflected in these sources, and we will describe the polemic between the group. The course will expose the students to Pauline ideas and consider possible rabbinic responses to them. Course/Module aims: Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to: 1. Characterize the shared foundation of rabbinic and Christian traditions. 2. Identify textual processes that shaped these traditions within each corpus and new ideology. 3. Discuss the significance of the dialogue between the texts for the shaping of early Judaism and Christianity. Attendance requirements(%): 85 Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Close reading of sources and discussing research. Course/Module Content: [1] Second law: Jesus and the Pharisees [2] Hasidism [3] Second Temple discourse on the meaning of Law [4] Kingdom of Heaven and the eschatology [5] Christianity in the Talmud [6] Jesus in the Talmud [7] Responding to Paul: Sin, Law and covenant Required Reading: ש' ספראי, 'משנת חסידים בספרות התנאית', בימי הבית ובימי המשנה, עמ' 501¬-517 ש' ספראי, 'ישו והתנועה החסידית', היהודים בעולם ההלניסטי והרומי: מחקרים לזכרו של מנחם שטרן, עמ' 413-436 י' פורסטנברג, 'קובלין אנו עליכם פרושים: לעיצובה של תמונת העולם הפרושית במשנה', ההלכה: הקשרים רעיוניים ואידיאולוגיים גלויים וסמויים, עמ' 283-311 ד' פלוסר, ישו, ירושלים תשס"ט, עמ' 125-152 (פרק 7: מלכות השמים ואחרית הימים) ד' פלוסר, 'התורה בדרשה על ההר', יהדות ומקורות הנצרות, תל אביב 1989, עמ' 226-234 ד' פלוסר, 'עשרת הדברות והברית החדשה', יהדות בית שני, חכמיה וספרותה, ירושלים תשס"ב, עמ' 161-182 י' קלאוזנר, הרעיון המשיחי בישראל, (המשיח היהודי והמשיח הנוצרי), עמ' 312-319. M. Kister, "Romans 5:12-21 against the Background of Torah-Theology and Hebrew Usage", HTR 100 (2007): 391-424 I. Rosen Zvi, ‘Pauline Traditions and the Rabbis: Three Case Studies’, HTR 110 (2017), 169-194 P. Schafer, Jesus in the Talmud, Princeton 2007, Chapter 9 D. Steinmetz, "Justification by Deed: The conclusion of Sanhedrin Makkot and Paul's Rejection of the Law", HUCA 76 (2005): 133-187 Additional Reading Material: Course/Module evaluation: End of year written/oral examination 80 % Presentation 0 % Participation in Tutorials 0 % Project work 0 % Assignments 20 % Reports 0 % Research project 0 % Quizzes 0 % Other 0 % Additional information:

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