For registration information follow the link above.Jewish-Christian Encounters
Tel Aviv University
Advanced Summer Program for the Study of
Jewish-Christian Encounters in the First Centuries CE
The Advanced Summer program for the Study of Jewish-Christian Encounters in the First Centuries CE, under the auspices of the Religious Studies program in Tel Aviv University, is a 6 week English-language program, designed for advanced students (M.A., M.Div., M.A.R, Ph.D., etc.) in ancient Judaism and early Christianity from the United States and Europe. With the guidance of its international academic board of renowned scholars, the program aims is to build bridges between these disciplines, and thus to facilitate interdisciplinary work.
The program will provide English-speaking students with basic scholarly skills in the Hebrew language and in rabbinic literature and culture. It will expose them to current scholarship and to leading Israeli scholars in these fields, as well as to various archeological sites.
The summer program will offer traditional classroom instruction as well as scholarly day tours to ancient Jewish and Christian sites. It will provide the equivalent of two American academic courses in the English language.
1. A Hebrew course. The course will be offered in two levels (depending on enrollment):1. Hebrew for beginners. Intended for students with no Hebrew background.2. An introductory course entitled "Jewish-Christian encounters". The course will employ philological, historical and philosophical tools to examine various texts, concepts, and cultural realia of Talmudic times in the land of Israel. The course will integrate visits to key locations in the Galilee and Jerusalem, as well as to various archeological digs, and will include a lecture series with leading scholars.
2. Readings in rabbinic literature. Intended for students with some background in Hebrew (biblical or modern).
In addition, a non-credit course entitled "Talmud and Theology" will examine Talmudic discussions that engage key theological themes, and explore their relevance for contemporary Jewish thought and practice.
(HT Shai Secunda)
