1HIST 282/JWST 234History of the Jews I:Bible to the End of the Middle AgesFall 2006Introduction to the Course Professor and TAs Basic bookkeeping Major themes of the courseProfessor and TAs Professor:Hayim Lapin, Dept of HistoryOffice Hours M 2-3, 2101Q FSK TasJeremy Best ([email protected]) Sections: 0102, 0103 0106, 0108,Brian Phelan ([email protected])(**note change) Sections: 0101, 0104, 0105, 01072Basic Bookkeeping Website Electronic reserves HIST282H/JWST234H Discussion SectionsWebsite www.history.umd.edu/F a c ulty/HLapin/Follow the link to this course Updated syllabus Where possible, downloadableassignments, handouts, lecture notesElectronic ReservesNavigate to: http://catalog.umd.edu3Password: hist282lap (to be confirmed)Discussion Sections Readings for section listed in syllabusfor each week (right-hand column) Be prepared with the readings Quiz approximately weekly First session: Bring Barnavi Atlas withto discussion4Major Themes of the Course A diaspora history A history with politica l dimensions A history with cultura l dimensionsDiaspora HistoryAn Expanding World:A View from a Map of 1500http://www.euratlas.com/big/big1500.htm56Political History “External”: empires, states andkingdoms “Internal”: factional struggles forinfluence and controlCultural and Social History How did Jews live? How did they marry? Reproduce? Die? How did they understand their world?Their history? Unity and diversity, “essen t ialism”and context Ultimately: Who were Jews? What wasJudaism?The assigned books Historical Atlas of the Jewish People Jewish Women in Historical Perspective Early Judaism Oxford Jewish Study Bible Under Crescent and
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