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WOMEN IN SECOND TEMPLE JUDAISM
Schedule and Sources for 15 to 24 October 2003
- Wednesday, 15 Oct. –
- Women in Second Temple Judaism and the Graeco-Roman World
- Kraemer and D’Angelo, pp. 13-34, 50-79
- Related Resources:
- Diotima: Materials for the Study of Women and Gender in the Ancient World
- Feminae Romanae: The Women of Ancient Rome
- Friday, 17 Oct. –
- Gender and Jewish identity: Esther, Judith, and Susanna
- *Esther (all) [NRSV translation: Esth 1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7,
8,
9,
10
]
- *Judith 8:1-16:25 [NRSV translation: Jud 8,
9,
10,
11,
12,
13,
14,
15,
16]
- *Susanna (= ch. 13 in Greek version of Daniel) [NRSV translation]
- Related Resources:
- Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts: Susanna, Tobias, Esther, Judith
- Judith in the Renaissance and Judith in the Fin de Siècle; image galleries from a site dedicated to Salome and Judith.
- Wednesday, 22 Oct. –
- Cain’s sister, Joseph’s wife, Job’s daughters: Women in early Jewish biblical exegesis
- *Selections from Jubilees and the Testament of Job
- *Asenath
- Related Resources:
- The Asenath Homepage; Mark Goodacre (University of Birmingham); see esp. his introduction to the figure and text.
- The Life of Adam and Eve: The Biblical Story in Judaism and Christianity; Gary Anderson (Harvard University) and Michael E. Stone (Hebrew University)
- Friday, 24 Oct. –
- Jerusalem as widow once again
- SHORT PAPER #1 DUE - Instructions for exegesis papers; List of passages for first paper
Schedule of Assignments and On-line Sources
10 Sept to 10 Oct - Women in the Hebrew Bible & Ancient Israel
15 to 24 Oct - Women in Second Temple Judaism
29 Oct to 26 Nov - Women in the NT & Early Church
Summary of Course Aims, Textbooks, & Requirements || Additional Resources (Printable Syllabus, Class Handouts, etc.) ||
McMaster University ||
Department of Religious Studies
Annette Yoshiko Reed - Email, Homepage
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