RLA05 Judaism

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Dalibor Papoušek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Kristýna Kuboňová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Lucie Čelková
Timetable
Thu 8:20–9:55 N41
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 80 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/80, only registered: 0/80
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Annotation
The course offers a complex introduction to Judaism as the oldest monotheistic religion. Following a paradigmatic scheme of periodization it provides a general survey of its historical transformations: the religion of ancient Israel, early Judaism in the post-exilic period, Sepharadim and Ashkenazim during the Middle Ages, and modern Judaism, including its national-political features.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- demonstrate the basic factual knowledge of the history of Judaism, including main features of its teachings, religious law and ritual practices;
- identify the principal historical transformations in the development of Judaism;
- use the basic terminology of Judaism and its academic study;
- interprete the selected Jewish source material in Czech translation (e.g. biblical text, halakhic commentary, Hasidic legend etc.);
- compare Judaism with other monotheistic systems (Christianity, Islam).
Syllabus
  • (0) Introduction to the course. (1) The Hebrew Bible – structure, textual development, canonization, translations. (2) Ethnogenesis of Hebrew tribes. The earliest religion of Israel. (3) Religion in the pre-exilic period. Hezekiah's and Josiah's reforms. (4) The Babylonian exile and the post-exilic period. (5) Hellenization and differentiation of early Judaism. (6) Rabbinic Judaism and the crystallization of the Talmud. (7) Test in the Hebrew Bible. (8) Gaonic period. Sepharadim a Ashkenazim. (9) Jewish religious philosophy. Kabbalah. (10) Haskalah and the differentiation of Judaism in modern times. (11) Zionism and the origins of the State of Israel. (12) Test in the basic terminology of Judaism.
Literature
  • SCHUBERT, Kurt. Židovské náboženství v proměnách věků : zdroje, teologie, filosofie, mystika. Vyd. 2. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1999, 285 s. ISBN 8070213035. info
  • PĚKNÝ, Tomáš. Historie Židů v Čechách a na Moravě. 2. přeprac. a rozš. vyd. Praha: Sefer, 2001, 702 s. ISBN 80-85924-33-1. info
  • DE LANGE, N. R. M. An introduction to Judaism. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000, xxii, 247. ISBN 9780521466240. info
  • Das Judentum. Edited by Hermann Greive - Günter Mayer. Stuttgart: W. Kohlhammer, 1994, 526 s. ISBN 3-17-010269-9. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, home readings, short class discussions, two semestral tests.
Assessment methods
Requirements for the colloquium / prerequisite for the oral examination
Requirements for the colloquium are identical with the prerequisite for the oral examination:
(a) written test in the Hebrew Bible (at least 60%);
(b) written test in the basic terminology of Judaism (at least 60%).
Requirements for the oral examination
(a) to prove the basic factual knowledge of Judaism according to the given list of themes;
(b) to prove the interpretative ability in a given field.
The final grade is assessed: 50% semestral tests; 50% oral examination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo religionistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujícího.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
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