Rabbinic Literature: History and Methods

1 Course Unit

This course is intended as an in-depth survey of research debates, historical-critical methods and resources employed in the study of classical (pre-Geonic) rabbinic literature; in other words, this class offers a robust introduction to the history of the field. The course will introduce students to much (but by no means all) of the fundamental modern scholarship of the 19th-21st centuries, divided into key topics. Not Offered Every Year Also Offered As: MELC 6375, NELC 6375 1 Course Unit