Kristen Brustad, Chair
WMB 6.102, 306 Inner Campus Drive F9400, Austin, TX 78712 • 512-471-3881
Spring 2010
MES 320 • ROME AND JERUSALEM
| Unique | Days | Time | Location | Instructor |
| 42185 |
MWF |
10:00 AM-11:00 AM |
UTC 4.110 |
LIEBOWITZ, H |
Course Description
A comparison of life in Rome and the Land of Israel during the first half of the first millennium designed to enrich our understanding of Rabbinic and New Testament literature, and reconstruct these civilizations during that period. Following the footseps of our fathers, we will paint a word picture of the atmosphere of the cities and byways familiar to Rabbi Akiva and Origen the Bishop of Caesarea.
Grading Policy
3 exams: 1- 30%, 2- 40%, 3- 30%
Texts
The Galilee in Late Antiquity, L. Levine, ed. Additional books to be provided by the instructor.
