Skills you'll gain

There are 8 modules in this course

The Talmud is one of the richest and most complicated works of literature the world has ever known. Since being composed around 1500 years ago it has inspired not only religious reverence but significant intellectual engagement. In this course learners will be introduced to the unique characteristics of this text and the challenges that inhere in studying it while studying a chapter of the Talmud. Students of the course can expect to develop an appreciation for how the Talmud works and why it continues to inspire religious and intellectual devotion. They will be challenged to employ critical reading skills and to analyze legal and historical concepts.

False Testimony From Bible to Rabbis

Reading the Bible & Rabbinic Logic

Redaction & Textual Witnesses

The Stam as Reader and Writer

Tosefta, Tannaitic Midrash and Palestinian Talmud

Narrative and History

Conclusion

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