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Jewish Civilisation
These studies are provided by academic units within Monash University's Faculty of Arts.
General summary
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- HSY1190 The Bible as History (semester 1)
- HSY1120 Conflict and Coexistence: Jews, Christians and Muslims (semester 2)
See: Subject outlines for Jewish Civilisation
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| Unit coordinator |
Paul Forgasz
Centre for Jewish Civilisation
Telephone: (03) 9905 2160
Fax: (03) 9905 2210
Email: paul.forgasz@arts.monash.edu.au |
| Background of students |
Preparatory study: Classical Societies and Cultures OR Hebrew OR any History study OR International Studies OR Religion and Society OR Texts and Traditions
- Completion of units 3 and 4 in Year 11 OR
- Concurrent enrolment in units 3 and 4 in Year 12
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| Study mode option |
- Enhancement centre
- Off-campus learning (distance education)
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| Location of classes |
This course will be offered at an enhancement centre or via off-campus learning.
Enhancement centres
- Monash University, Caulfield campus
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| Class requirements |
Classes at enhancement centres will run for about two hours per week (normally one afternoon per week). In addition, students will be required to attend up to two sessions per semester at the university's Clayton campus. |
| Credit arrangements |
Students who successfully complete this pair of units and subsequently gain a place in
the Bachelor of Arts or an Arts double degree will receive credit transfer of a first-year sequence in history allowing them to proceed to second-year-level studies in history.
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| Other degrees |
Other degrees such as the Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Commerce may allow credit transfer for first-year history studies.
See also:
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HSY1190 The Bible as History
This course spans some two thousand years, from the period of Abraham to the end of the period of Second Temple Judaism. Whilst the approach is chronological, events will be examined through the lens of various themes which have influenced Jewish civilisation throughout the centuries. Since for much of the period under study, our only source of information is the Bible, one of the central issues underpinning this unit concerns the extent to which we can rely on the Bible as a source for reconstructing a history of ancient Israel. Thus, whilst seeking to understand the relationship of the biblical writers to their own past, we will also examine the place of the contemporary historian within that relationship.
Assessment
" Analytical exercise (10%)
" Research essay (40%)
" Document test (10%)
" Two-hour exam (40%)
Recommended reading
Ben-Sasson, H (ed), History of the Jewish People, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 1976.
Finkelstein, I and Silberman, N A, The Bible Unearthed, Free Press, New York, 2002.
Seltzer, R, Jewish People Jewish Thought, Macmillan, New York, 1980.
The Hebrew Bible (in English translation).
HSY1120 - Conflict and Coexistence: Jews, Christians and Muslims
This course deals with the social, cultural, political and economic interactions of Jews with Christians and Muslims since antiquity. In a contemporary world which often frames these relations as a 'clash of civilizations', this complex history must be explored. The central question underpinning this course will be: why were medieval Islamic-Jewish relations less confrontational and violent than those between Christians and Jews in the West? The legacy of this history in the modern period will be considered by reflecting on the post-Holocaust re-evaluation of Christian Jewish relations; and on the development of the relationship between Muslims and Jews, especially in the wake of the creation of the modern State of Israel in 1948.
Assessment
" Analytical exercise (10%)
" Research essay (40%)
" Document test (10%)
" Two-hour exam (40%)
Recommended reading
Ben-Sasson, H (ed), History of the Jewish People, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 1976.
Cohen, M R, Under Crescent and Cross: The Jews in the Middle Ages, Princeton University Press, Princeton, 1994.
Seltzer, R, Jewish People Jewish Thought, Macmillan, New York, 1980.
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