Selected issues from the Hebrew Culture 3600-HE-WZKH-OG

The lecture touches upon the basics of the history of the Hebrew language and its culture, tradition and customs, as well as their impact on global culture. During the lecture students learn about Oral and Written Torah (Hebrew Bible and Mishnah) and some other important Hebrew works and manuscripts. The main aim of the course is to teach the students the basic knowledge about the history of the Hebrew language and its culture (with a special chapter: Hebrew in Poland).

Type of course

general courses

Mode

Classroom

Prerequisites (description)

The main aim of the course is to teach the students the basic knowledge about the history of the Hebrew language and its culture.

Course coordinators

Roman Marcinkowski

Learning outcomes

KNOWLEDGE
- students obtain interdisciplinary knowledge on Israel’s culture and tradition (K_W01 K_W03)
- students comprehend cultural ties and relations of Israel with other states in the region (K_W03 K_W11)
- students obtain thorough knowledge of Polish-Israeli cultural and political relations (K_W06)

SKILLS
- students obtain a certain level of self-sufficiency in conducting their own research – they are able to discuss culture and history of Israel on academic level (K_U02,K_U03)
- students are able to interpret Israeli culture and understand historical background and context (K_U07 K_U14).

SOCIAL SKILLS
- students can put their knowledge to practical use, but at the same time understand the necessity of further studying within this area (K_K01)
- the lecture provokes to think of multicultural environment, teaches political, religious and cultural tolerance (K_K03 K_K05)
- completing this lecture enables students to participate in scientific and political conferences, also it helps them choose future professional activity – public administration, international organizations, diplomacy, mass media etc. (K_K04 K_K06).

Assessment criteria

- Final exam.

Bibliography

Basic bibliography:

1) C. Rabin, A short history of the Hebrew language, Jerusalem 1973
2) E.Y. Kutscher, A history of the Hebrew language, Jerusalem 1982
3) A. Sáenz-Badillos, A history of the Hebrew language, Cambridge 1996.
4) Ch. Albeck, Einführung in die Mischna, Berlin-New York : Walter de Gruyter, 1971.
5) A. Steinsaltz, The essential Talmud, New York : Bantam Books, 1977.
6) A. Cohen, Talmud. Syntetyczny wykład na temat „Talmudu“ i nauk rabinów dotyczacych religii, etyki i prawodawstwa, Warszawa 1995.
7) H.L. Strack, Introduction to the Talmud and Midrash, Minneapolis 1996
8) Miszna: Zeraim (Nasiona) pod redakcją naukową Romana Marcinkowskiego, Wydawnictwo DiG, Warszawa 2013, ss. 327.
9) Miszna: Moed (Święto) pod redakcją naukową Romana Marcinkowskiego, Wydawnictwo DiG, Warszawa 2014, ss. 299.
10) Miszna: Naszim (Kobiety), Wstęp, przekład z języka hebrajskiego i opracowanie: Roman Marcinkowski, Wydawnictwo DiG – Edition La Rama, Warszawa–Bellerive-sur-Allier 2016, ss. 455.
11) Miszna: Nezikin (Szkody), Wstęp, przekład z języka hebrajskiego i opracowanie: Roman Marcinkowski, Wydawnictwo DiG – Edition La Rama, Warszawa–Bellerive-sur-Allier 2022, ss. 569, ISBN 978-83-286-0209-0 (DiG), ISBN 979-10-95627-89-0 (La Rama)
12) R. Marcinkowski, Z dziejów polskiej hebraistyki, w: Szkice z dziejów polskiej orientalistyki, t. VI, Warszawa 2013, s. 72-105
13) R. Marcinkowski, Hebrew as a Subject of Research and Teaching in Poland from the Early 16th Century to the 20th Century. A Contribution to Further Reflections, „Verbum Vitae” 41/2 (2023), 309-337.

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:

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