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* Gabriele Boccaccini, Roots of Rabbinic Judaism (available on amazon.com)
* Gabriele Boccaccini, Roots of Rabbinic Judaism (available on amazon.com)
* Shaye Cohen, From the Maccabees to the Mishnah (2nd ed. freely available online)
* Shaye Cohen, From the Maccabees to the Mishnah (2nd ed. freely available online)
==The Literature==
===Proto-Rabbinic Literature===
* Daniel (2nd cent. BCE)
* 2 Maccabees (2nd cent. BCE)
* Psalms of Solomon (1st cent. BCE)
* Pseudo-Philo (around 70)
* 2 Baruch & 4 Ezra (around 100)
* Targum Neofiti (around 150)
* Mishnah (around 200 CE)
* Pirke Aboth (around 250 CE)
===Proto-Christian Literature===
* Paul & James (around 50-60)
* Synoptics (Gospels of Mark, Matthew, Luke) (60-100)
* Gospel of John (100 CE)
* [https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0128.htm Justin, Dialogue with Trypho] (around 150)
* [https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0308.htm Tertullian, An Answer to the Jews] (around 200 CE)


==Syllabus==  
==Syllabus==  


* Tue Sep 1, 2020 - Introduction: The Diversity of Second Temple Judaism. Models of relation between Judaism and Christianity.  
* Tue Sep 1, 2020 - Introduction: The Diversity of Second Temple Judaism. Models of relation between Judaism and Christianity. Overview of the Literature of the Period.  


===Part 1 ===
===Part 1 ===


* Thu Sep 3, 2020 - Problem (1): The Origin of Evil (I)
* Thu Sep 3, 2020 - Problem (1): The Origin of Evil (I) -- Zadokite Judaism, Sapiential Judaism, Enochic Judaism


* Tue Sep 8, 2020 - Problem (1): The Origin of Evil (II)
* Tue Sep 8, 2020 - Problem (1): The Origin of Evil (II)
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* Thu Sep 17, 2020 - Problem (2): The Messiah and the Word to Come (I)
* Thu Sep 17, 2020 - Problem (2): The Messiah and the Word to Come (I) - Book of Dream Visions, Daniel, Jubilees


* Tue Sep 22, 2020 - Problem (2): The Messiah and the Word to Come (II)
* Tue Sep 22, 2020 - Problem (2): The Messiah and the Word to Come (II)

Revision as of 05:57, 26 August 2020

Textbooks

  • Gabriele Boccaccini, Roots of Rabbinic Judaism (available on amazon.com)
  • Shaye Cohen, From the Maccabees to the Mishnah (2nd ed. freely available online)

The Literature

Proto-Rabbinic Literature

  • Daniel (2nd cent. BCE)
  • 2 Maccabees (2nd cent. BCE)
  • Psalms of Solomon (1st cent. BCE)
  • Pseudo-Philo (around 70)
  • 2 Baruch & 4 Ezra (around 100)
  • Targum Neofiti (around 150)
  • Mishnah (around 200 CE)
  • Pirke Aboth (around 250 CE)

Proto-Christian Literature

Syllabus

  • Tue Sep 1, 2020 - Introduction: The Diversity of Second Temple Judaism. Models of relation between Judaism and Christianity. Overview of the Literature of the Period.

Part 1

  • Thu Sep 3, 2020 - Problem (1): The Origin of Evil (I) -- Zadokite Judaism, Sapiential Judaism, Enochic Judaism
  • Tue Sep 8, 2020 - Problem (1): The Origin of Evil (II)
  • Thu Sep 10, 2020 - Reading sessions
    • The Fallen Angels and the Flood in Genesis and Enoch
    • The Fall of Adam in Genesis, Philo and Enoch
  • Tue Sep 15, 2020 - The Christian and the Rabbinic Answers (1)
    • The Original Sin
    • The yetzer hara

  • Thu Sep 17, 2020 - Problem (2): The Messiah and the Word to Come (I) - Book of Dream Visions, Daniel, Jubilees
  • Tue Sep 22, 2020 - Problem (2): The Messiah and the Word to Come (II)
  • Thu Sep 24, 2020 - Reading sessions
  • Tue Sep 29, 2020 - The Christian and the Rabbinic Answers (2)
    • Jesus as the divine Messiah
    • The Son of David

  • Thu Oct 1, 2020 - The Problem (3): The Torah and Its Interpretation. The canon (I)
  • Tue Oct 6, 2020 - The Problem (3): The Torah and Its Interpretation. The canon (I)
  • Thu Oct 8, 2020 - Reading sessions
  • Tue Oct 13, 2020 - The Christian and the Rabbinic Answers (3)
    • The Allegorical Meaning
    • The Centrality and Preexistence of the Torah

  • Thu Oct 15, 2020 - Exam

Part 2

  • Tue Oct 20, 2020 - Problem (4): The Temple and the Priesthood
  • Thu Oct 22, 2020 - Reading sessions
  • Tue Oct 27, 2020 - The Christian and the Rabbinic Answers
    • Jesus as the Heavenly High Priest
    • Israel as a people of priests

  • Thu Oct 29, 2020 - Problem (5): Jews and non-Jews
  • < Election Day / No class / Tue Nov 3, 2020 >
  • Thu Nov 5, 2020 - Reading sessions
  • Tue Nov 10, 2020 - Answer
    • Christianity as a "universalistic/exclusive" religion
    • Rabbinic Judaism as a "particularist/inclusive" religion

  • < Thu Nov 12, 2020 - International Seminar on the Gospel of Matthew >

  • Tue Nov 17, 2020 - Unsolved Problems: Women, Slaves
  • Thu Nov 19, 2020 - Reading sessions [with Joshua Scott]

  • < Thanksgiving Recess / No classes / Nov 24-26, 2020 >

  • Tue Dec 1, 2020 - Oral presentations (10 min each)
  • Thu Dec 3, 2020 - Oral presentations (10 min each)
  • Tue Dec 8, 2020 - Oral presentations (10 min each)
  • Thu Dec 10, 2020 - Oral presentations (10 min each)