Hours:
24S
This course familiarizes students with the methodology and terminology of the two midrashic systems: Devei R. Akiba and Devei R. Ishmael. Sections of all the midrashic halakha (Mekhiltot, Sifra and Sifre) are studied and compared to other Tannaitic materials.
Prerequisite:
Intermediate Hebrew (Modern or Biblical)
Distribution Requirements:
Humanities
Breadth Requirements:
Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
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