Mar 29, 2024  
2019-2020 General Catalog 
    
2019-2020 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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JWST 352 - Topics in Jewish Thought-Good and Evil in Jewish Law


Unit(s): 4
The timeless problem of Good and Evil, a subject which has engaged philosophers, theologians, politicians, lawmakers, artists and lay people throughout human history, shall be examined in this course by various Jewish texts and thinkers. Commencing with biblical texts, we shall focus on people, customs and laws, proceeding with segments from the wisdom literature while carefully analyzing challenging issues of good and evil. Readings of rabbinical, medieval and modern texts on the subject of morality and evil will follow. The class will look at contemporary moral problems and relate them to the presented Jewish texts while attempting to apply and relate these texts to our present times.

Grading: GRD



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