1. Mon. 09/06 Introduction
2. Wed. 09/08 The Bible and the "Biblical Period"
3. Mon. 09/13 The Bible and Its Interpretations:
- Genesis 28-End
- Exodus 1-17, 20 22:16-31, 23:10-33;
- Leviticus 11-13:58, 15-21, 23-24, 26;
- Num. 3:40-51; 15:37-41;
- Deut. 4-14:21;
- Kings II 1-3
- "A Reluctant Israeli Public Grapples With What Scholarship Reveals About the Old Testament's Version of History" By HAIM WATZMAN in Chronicle of Higher Education, January 21, 2000
- Bible: Maccabees I: 1-6:17, 8-9 and Maccabbees II: 1-10:9, 12:38-45;
- Erich Gruen, "Hellenistic Judaism," in Biale, Cultures of the Jews, esp. pp. 79-102, and 117-124 (124-132 notes).
- On E-RESERVES: Shaye Cohen The Beginnings of Jewishness, 25-68
- Optional additional readings: H.H. Ben-Sasson History of the Jewish People, 191-271
- Gospels of Luke and Matthew
- On E-RESERVES: Texts and Traditions, pp. 266-300 ).
- Eric
Meyers, "Jewish Culture in Graeco-Roman
Palestine" in Biale,
Cultures of the Jews,
pp.135-162 (until subsection:
"Emergence of Rabbinic Judaism")
- Additional optional readings:
- Ben-Sasson History of the Jewish People, 271-276,
- Shaye Cohen on Jewish Sectarianism
- The Gospel of John; Acts 9;
- Epistles to the Romans, I Corinthians, Galatians;
- On E-RESERVES:
W. Meeks "Breaking Away" and S. Brandon "History or Theology" (Meeks and Brandon are also reprinted in Essential Papers). Additional optional readings:
- Edward Peters Europe and the Middle Ages, 25-51;
- Ben-Sasson History of the Jewish People, 277-295.
- Texts and Traditions, 117-120, 517-531; 535-537.
- Eric Meyers, "Jewish Culture in Graeco-Roman Palestine" -- finish the article.
- Isaiah Gafni, "Babylonian Rabbinic Culture" in Biale, Cultures of the Jews
- Additional optional readings:
- Shaye Cohen, Emergence of Rabbinic Judaism;
- Ben-Sasson History of the Jewish People, 315-342, 373-382;
- Additional optional readings:
4. Wed. 09/15 The Second Temple and Hellenism
5. Mon. 09/20 Jewish Sectarianism during Second Temple
6. Wed. 09/22 Sister Religions: Emergence of Christianity:
6. Wed. 09/22 Sister Religions: Emergence of Christianity
7. Mon. 09/27 Sister Religions: Emergence of Rabbinic Judaism
FIRST PAPER ASSIGNED
8. Wed. 09/29 Roman Legacy: Roman Church and Empire.
- Jacob Marcus Jew in the Medieval World: Section I ?State and the Jew? chapters 1-2; Section II ?Church and the Jew?, chapters 19-20;
- Medieval Sourcebook: Justinian: Novella 146: On Jews.
- Oded Irshai, "Confronting A Christian Empire" in Biale, Cultures of the Jews
- Additional reading: Peters Europe and the Middle Ages, 54-73.
9.Mon. 10/04 EndNote/Library Resources Session, The class will take place in PAC 100 (off the lab in the connector between the PAC building and the Olin Library)
10. Wed. 10/06 Church and the Jews I: The Church Fathers.
- Jacob Marcus The Jew in the Medieval World ch. 21
- Justin the Martyr, Eusebius, and Augustine of Hippo, selections (on Moodle)
- John Chrysostom, Sermons nos. 1-4 at Medieval Sourcebook: Saint John Chrysostom: Homilies Against the Jews.
FIRST PAPER DRAFT DUE on WEDNESDAY 10/06 by 5 PM
WEEK 6 [START READING FOR WED]:
11. Mon. 10/11 From Biblical Israel to Diaspora Jews: Jewish Settlements
- Visigothic Code, Book 12 "Concerning the Prevention of the Official Oppression and the Eradication of Heretical Sects
- Additional optional reading: Ben-Sasson History of the Jewish People, 343-373, 385-402.
- Peter Europe and the Middle Ages, pp. 75-92, 105-117, 135-158.
Jews under Islam:
12. Wed. 10/13 Emergence of Islam and the Jews' Legal Status
- Mark Cohen Under Crescent and Cross chapters: Introduction, ch. 1, 2, 4;
- the Qur'an Suras: 1-5, 17, 24, 26, 56, 63, 68, 75, 112, 114;
- Ben-Sasson History of the Jewish People, 403-406.
- Additional reading: Peters, Europe and the Middle Ages, 93-104
Mon. 10/18 NO CLASS FALL BREAK
13. Wed. 10/20 Messianic, Sectarian" Movements, and the Consolidation of Rabbinic Judaism
- Jacob Marcus Jew in the Medieval World ch.47;
- The Karaite Anthology: Anan Ben David "Book of Precepts", Daniel Al-Qumisi, and Jacob Al-Qirqsani, pp. 11-20, 30-68 (on moodle)
- Judaism in Practice pp. 229-265;
- Ben-Sasson History of the Jewish People, 448-452;
- On E-RESERVES: S.W. Baron ?Messianic and Sectarian Movements?.
- FINAL DRAFT DUE FRIDAY, 10/22, 3pm
14. Mon. 10/25 Jewish Culture and Intellectual Traditions
- Stillman: Part Two, ch. 2 pp. 171-189, 208-211-229; 233-246;
- Jacob Marcus Jew in the Medieval World chapters 57,58,59, 62, 63-I, 75;
- Judaism in practice pp. 186-190;
- Jewish Poetry.
- Additional Readings: Ben-Sasson History of the Jewish People, 421-432; 439-458.
TAKE HOME MIDTERM EXAM AVAILABLE Wed. 10/27, DUE FRIDAY 10/29 by 3 PM
Jews under Christian Rule
15. Wed. 10/27 Legal Status: Protection and Vulnerability.
- Mark Cohen Under Crescent and Cross ch.3;
- Jacob Marcus The Jew in the Medieval World ch. 7,8;
- Robert Chazan Church, State and Jew, part II, chapter 5 "Local Charters," chapter 6 "General charters";
- Optional: Peters, Europe and the Middle Ages, 196-211, 271-301.
16. Mon. 11/01 Church and the Jews II: Papal Attitudes.
- Chazan Church, State and Jew, ch. 7 "Pope Alexander II" and "Pope Gregory IX",
- Marcus The Jew in the Medieval World ch. 22, 27, 30; Boniface VIII Unam Sanctam
- On E-RESERVES: Bernard Bumenkranz "The Roman Church and the Jews;" Solomon Grayzel "The Papal Bull Sicut Judeis" (both reprinted in Essential Papers);
- Peters Europe and the Middle Ages, 213-225, 250-269.
17. Wed. 11/03 The Crusades and the Aftermath
- Eidelberg, The Jews and the Crusaders, 21-72, 99-115, 117-133;
- On E-RESERVES: Y. Yerushalmi Zakhor ch.2.
- Optional: Peters, Europe and the Middle Ages, 225-229.
- BY NOW YOU SHOULD HAVE DISCUSSED YOUR TEXT OF CHOICE WITH ME
18. Mon. 11/08 Jews and Christians: Mutual Knowledge and Attitudes:
- Marcus The Jew in the Medieval World, ch. 25, 26, 28, 31;
- Ben-Sasson History of the Jewish People, 477-487;
- On E-RESERVES: Jacob Katz "Social and Religious Segregation";Ivan Marcus "A Jewish-Christian Symbiosis: The Culture of Early Ashkenaz"; Yeshu and Joshua b. Perachiah ; Baraitha Sanhedrin 43a ; Toledoth Yeshu; (+Handout, Midrash) )
19. Wed. 11/10 Church and the Jews III: Friars, the Popes and the Jews ? New Anti-Judaism.
- Jeremy Cohen "Scholarship and Intolerance in Medieval Academy" American Historical Review 91 (1986):592-613; reprinted in Essential Papers on Judaism and Christianity in Conflict ch.11,
- Chazan Church, State and Jew, ch. 16 "Attack on the Talmud," ch.18 "Forced Sermon;" ch.19 "Forced disputation";
- Marcus The Jew in the Medieval World ch. 28-29;
- Mark Cohen Under Crescent and Cross ch.9; Chazan Church, State and Jew,
- On E-RESERVES: D. Berger "Jewish Christian Debate in the Middle Ages: Introduction" (also reprinted in Essential Papers),
- Additional Readings: Peters Europe and the Middle Ages, 231-248
THURSDAY, 11/11 DRAFTS OF FINAL PAPERS PAPERS DUE BY 4 PM
20. Mon. 11/15 Jews in Medieval Economy
- Cohen Under Crescent and Cross ch. 5-8;
- Ben-Sasson History of the Jewish People, 462-476;
- On E-RESERVES: Jacob Katz "Economic Intercourse and Religious Factor".
21. Wed. 11/17 Age of Expulsions: France and England.
- Marcus Jew in the Medieval World ch.5;
- Chazan Church, State and Jew, ch. 22: all documents except the last one.
22. Mon. 11/22 Medieval Jewish Community and Culture: Communal Organization and Rabbinic Culture.
- Ben-Sasson History of the Jewish People, 432-438; 458-461;
- Marcus The Jew in the Medieval World ch. , 49, 50, 60, 61, 63-II,74,77;
- Judaism in Practice, pp. 191-202 ;
- Medieval Sourcebook: A Rabbinic Responsum: The Shabbat Goy: Angevin England ; Medieval Sourcebook: Rashi: Jewish Community in Troyes, c.1100
- Intellectual and Mystical Heritage, On E-RESERVES: G. Scholem Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism ch. 3;)
- Medieval (Christian) Manuscripts at the Bodleian Library; + HANDOUT in class.
Wed. 11/24 NO CLASS THANKSGIVING RECESS
23. Mon. 11/29 Medieval Jewish Community and Culture III: Jewish Family and Rituals
- Ivan Marcus The Rituals of Childhood; Judaism in Practice, pp. 99-114; 131-142);
- Medieval Sourcebook: Reciting the Grace after Meals: The Status of Jewish Women, from Berakhot, chapter 7;
- Optional: Peters Europe and the Middle Ages, 119-134.
24. Wed. 12/01 Between Ashkenaz and Sepharad: the Maimonidean Controversy
- Marcus Jew in the Medieval World , ch. 39
FINAL PAPERS DUE.
25. Mon. 12/06 Rise and Decline of Iberian Jewry
- Ben-Sasson History of the Jewish People, 487-489;
- J. Marcus Jew in the Medieval World ch.7, 11, 12.
- See also: Medieval Sourcebook: Jewish Community of Barcelona: The Book of Document Forms; Medieval Sourcebook: Barcelona Jewish Court Documents, 1293: A Daughter's Inheritance; Medieval Sourcebook: Barcelona Jewish Court Documents: A Jewish Widow and her Daughter, 1261-1262;
- Barcelona Haggadah
26. Wed. 12/08 From Biblical Israelites to Diaspora Jews: A Reassessment
TAKE HOME FINAL EXAM POSTED on MOODLE on the FIRST DAY OF THE EXAM PERIOD. DUE ON MOODLE ON THE DAY OF THE REGISTRAR'S SCHEDULED EXAM.