Alexandria-Jerusalem-Rome: connections and conflict
S J Bastomsky, G E Bowen, B Rechter
8 points
* 3 hours per week
* Second semester
* Clayton
Objectives The subject is designed to develop in students an awareness of the evolution of Judaism at a critical phase in its history. Students completing this subject should become aware of the interrelationship of peoples and their belief systems and how these associations can lead to the evolution of new ideas as well as to conflict.
Synopsis This subject centres on the interaction of Judaism with Hellenism and Roman culture around the turn of the era. It focuses 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 second year Tutorial paper (1000 words): 20%
* Essay
(3000 words): 30%
* Examination (2 hours): 50%
Assessment third year Tutorial paper (1000 words): 20%
*
Essay (3000 words): 30%
* Examination (2 hours): 50%
* A wider reading
of both modern critical works and relevant primary sources is expected to be
demonstrated.
Prescribed texts
Ben-Sasson H A history of the Jewish people Harvard
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