HIS 6700 - Jewish History: Post-Biblical Times to the Enlightenment

3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.

High points of Jewish development from the Babylonian exile to the mid-17th century. Topics include: the role of the exile, Ezra and Nehemiah, the political, social and religious developments during the Second Commonwealth, the Talmud and its influence, the relationship with Christianity and Islam and the communal institutions developed in the various parts of the Diaspora.

Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science