Northwestern University - The Talmud: A Methodological Introduction
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- The Talmud is one of the richest and most complicated works of literature the world has ever known. Since being composed around 1500 years ago it has inspired not only religious reverence but significant intellectual engagement. In this course learners will be introduced to the unique characteristics of this text and the challenges that inhere in studying it while studying a chapter of the Talmud. Students of the course can expect to develop an appreciation for how the Talmud works and why it continues to inspire religious and intellectual devotion. They will be challenged to employ critical reading skills and to analyze legal and historical concepts.
The Talmud: A Methodological Introduction at Coursera Curriculum
Introducing the Talmud
Introduction
Video 1 Why Study Talmud?
Video 2 Where Does the Talmud Come From?
Video 3 How the Talmud Works-An Overview
Video 4 The Talmud's Interpreters
Meet Your Professors
Grading & Logistics
Additional Resources
Special Thanks & Permissions
Full Glossary
Module 1 Glossary
Module 1 Rabbi Genealogy & Maps
Video 2 Texts & Translations
Video 3 Texts & Translations
Module 1 Quiz
False Testimony From Bible to Rabbis
Video 5 False Testimony in the Bible
Video 6 Evolution of Testimony Scenarios in Biblical, Second Temple and Rabbinic Literature
Video 7 Overview of Mishnah - What it is and how it works
Video 8 How Was the Mishnah Organized
Module 2 Glossary
Video 5 Text & Translations
Video 6 Texts & Translations
Video 7 Texts & Translations
Video 8 Texts & Translations
Module 2 Quiz
Reading the Bible & Rabbinic Logic
Video 9 The Logic of Reading the Bible - Kal Vahomer
Video 10 Using Logic in Reading Critically
Video 11 Reading the Bible Like a Rabbi
Video 9 Texts & Translations
Module 3 Glossary
Video 10 Texts & Translations
Video 11 Texts & Translations
Module 3 Quiz
Redaction & Textual Witnesses
Video 12 What is a Beraita
Video 13 How Loyally Were Materials Transmitted
Video 14 How Redactors Built a Talmudic Passage
Video12 Texts & Translations
Module 4 Glossary
Video 13 Texts & Translations
Video 14 Texts & Translations
Module 4 Quiz
The Stam as Reader and Writer
Video 15 Conceptual Evolution of ?Multiple Punishments?
Video16a What is Legal Midrash?
Video 16b Mah Hatzad: Applying a Rabbinic Logical Tool
Video 15 Texts & Translations
Module 5 Glossary
Video 16b Texts & Translations
Module 5 Quiz
Tosefta, Tannaitic Midrash and Palestinian Talmud
?Video 17 Mishnah-Tosefta Comparison
Video 18 Mishnah-Tannaitic Midrash Comparison
Video 19 Palestinian Talmud
Video 20 Rabbis and Romans
Module 6 Glossary
Video 17 Texts & Translations
Video 18 Texts & Translations
Video 19 Texts & Translations
Video 20 Texts & Translations
Module 6 Quiz
Narrative and History
Video 21 Legal Narrative
Video 22 From Sects to Rabbis
Video 23 Parallel Narratives
Video 21 Texts & Translations
Module 7 Glossary
Video 22 Texts & Translations
Video 23 Texts & Translations
Module 7 Quiz
Conclusion
Video 24 Rabbinic Law as Idealization
Video 25 Reception and Impact
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Video 24 Texts & Translations
Module 8 Glossary
Video 25 Texts & Translations
Module 8 Quiz
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