Alexandria-Jerusalem-Rome: connections and conflict
S J Bastomsky, P J Bicknell and G Bowen
8 points * 3 hours per week * First semester * Clayton
This subject centres on the interaction of Judaism with Hellenism and Roman culture around the turn of the era. It foucuses on the connections of the three centres from the conquest of Alexander, through the rise of Christianity, to the rule of the Emperor Trajan.
Assessment
Written (4000 words): 60% * Examinations (2 hours) 40%
Prescribed text
Ben-Sasson H A history of the Jewish people Harvard