- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
Ethnicity and religions: from the ethnogenesis of Israel till the Maccabean Revolt 3104-LJS-ERETZ-OG
The lecture focuses on the history, culture, and religion of the Hebrews, the Israelites, and the Judeans, from the Late Bronze Age, till the mid-2nd century BCE.
Type of course
general courses
Prerequisites (description)
Learning outcomes
Knowledge
- To identify the chronology of the history of the Israelites/Jews from the Late Bronze Age, until the Hellenistic Period.
- To Identify political history, geography and demography of the Jewish settlement in Levant during Iron Age.
- To know the processes of forming the ethnic and state entities.
- To understand the changes in the Israelites’ / Jewish religion.
- To know historical and cultural factors related to the history of the Jews during I Millennium BCE
Skills
- To characterise the major scholarly issues in the history of the Jews in antiquity.
- To identify the processes of acculturation, assimilation, in the case of the Jews in antiquity.
- To describe adequately the political and cultural institutions related to the Israelites / Jewish in antiquity.
- To understand the impact of non-scholarly (political, religious) factors on the reconstruction of the Jewish past.
Social competences
- To understand the key-role of the ancient history of the Jews in formation of Judaism and Jewish identity.
- To understand the role of the religious diversity within the social groups.
- To understand the interdisciplinary aspects of the study on ancient communities.
- To understand the factors related to the appearance of xenophobia and anti-Semitism.
Assessment criteria
Students have to attend the lectures (two absences allowed) and pass the final test, based on the material discussed during the lectures.
Bibliography
M. Liverani, Israel's History and the History of Israel, 2014
I Finkelstein, N.A. Silberman, In Search of the Bible's Sacred Kings and the Roots of the Western Tradition, 2007
Lester L. Grabbe, A history of the Jews and Judaism in the second temple period. Vol. 1, Yehud - a history of the Persian province of Judah, London 2004
Lester L. Grabbe, A history of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period. vol. 2, The Early Hellenistic Period (335-175 BCE), London 2008
Additional information
Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:
- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
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