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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

JWST 349 - Introduction to Jewish Sources: Text and Interpretation

Credit(s): 3
INTRODUCTION TO JEWISH SOURCES
Component: Lecture
Examines the central texts which form the basis of Jewish thought, religion and culture–the Torah, or Hebrew Bible (in translation) and the interpretive traditions which have evolved to understand it (e.g., Midrash, Rashi, contemporary theology) as sources of uniquely Jewish meanings.
Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
Crosslisted: Crosslisted with ENGL 349 .
University Breadth: History and Cultural Change College of Arts and Sciences Breadth: GROUP B: A&S History & Cultural Change
General Education Objectives: