Stern College Syllabi -- Spring and Fall 2021-2022 courses --- BIBL (Bible)
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BIBL4911/SOCI 1211: Biblical Archaeology/Archaeology of Israel
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-01)This course will present an overview of the archaeological data (including texts) from the Land of Israel during the biblical period. We will examine general Canaanite culture and learn to identify the cultural distinctions ... -
BIBL3857L: Ezra-Nehemiah
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-01)We will study the book of Ezra-Nehemiah as a window onto biblical narrative and historiography in general. We will begin by situating Ezra-Nehemiah in its historical context in order to understand better the theological ... -
BIBL3707N: Megillot/Book of Esther
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-01)Outline of the course: • Introduction to the Sefer based on the approach of classical and modern mefarshim. • A look at certain chapters and events in more detail. We will study the book in the form of ‘sugyot’ so that ... -
BIBL3209H: Tehilim and the Human Condition
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-01)This course will cover the authorship, canonization, style, and significance of Sefer Tehillim and the central position it has come to occupy in Jewish thought and practice. Using classical meforshim, we will come to ... -
BIBL2555H: Jeremiah
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-01)This course delves into prophecies of the primary Prophet at the end of the first temple period, Yirmiyahu. During this course of study, students will study prophecies that highlight key themes and ideas in the Sefer. ... -
BIBL2503K: Isaiah
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-01)We will become familiar with Isaiah's views regarding the sacrificial order, and the struggle between ritualistic and moralistic tendencies. Emphasis will be placed on eschatological prophesies. Linguistic and thematic ... -
BIBL2148M: Book of Samuel 1
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-01)Outline of the course: A) Introduction to the Sefer based on the approach of classical and modern mefarshim. B) A look at certain chapters and events in more detail. We will study the book in the form of ‘sugyot’ so ... -
BIBL2121E: Textual Analysis of the Book of Judges
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-01)This course will present and analyze the book of Judges which covers a period of almost four hundred years, from the preliminary attempts by the tribes to secure their designated land by Yehoshua, until the eve of the ... -
BIBL2119B: Sefer Yehoshua
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-01)Course Description: We will be conducting a close analysis of the text of Sefer Yehoshua. Through this analysis we will develop overarching themes throughout the sefer with a focus on hashkafic values. We will be focusing ... -
BIBL2115 C: Book of Joshua
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-01)We will be conducting a close analysis of the text of Sefer Yehoshua/Book of Joshua. Through this analysis we will develop overarching themes and values. We will be focusing on the development of Yehoshua bin Nun as a ... -
BIBL1405B: Book of Leviticus
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-01)Course goal: To understand the importance of Sefer Vayikra and how it helps to define our relationship with God. To learn how we can apply its teachings in a world without a mishkan or mikdash. Course objectives: The ... -
BIBL1312: BOOK OF EXODUS
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-01)GOAL 1: This course aims to provide an in-depth study of selected topics, themes, and personalities in the Book of Exodus by applying the literary and linguistic tools of a peshat method of interpretation and by studying ... -
BIBL1311L: Topics: God & Man in the Torah
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-01)We will become familiar with tort law, family law, transactions, and partnerships in our comparisons with cuneiform law. We will analyze apodictic and casuistic law, and we will compare texts of Exodus and Deuteronomy. We ... -
BIBL1305: The Book of Exodus
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-01)Objectives: Study selected topics in Exodus with close attention to biblical commentaries (and their hermeneutical disputes) and other selected Jewish texts in order to understand the lessons. -
BIBL1304E: Book of Exodus II
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-01)In Book of Exodus II we will study the book of Shemot starting from the 11th chapter and cover the experiences of the Israelites from slavery to freedom. We will cover topics including the plague of the firstborn, the ... -
BIBL1212: Women in Genesis
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-01)Objective 1: Students will investigate the dynamics of the narratives in which women play a key role in the Genesis stories by analyzing the biblical text with the literary and philological tools of the peshat method of ... -
BIBL1085H: Kabbalistic vs Philosophical Bible Interpretation
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-01)What are the fundamental concepts of Jewish faith? How are they derived from Tanakh? This course will explore the views of the key rishonim: Rabbenu Saadia Gaon, Rav Yehudah ha-Levi, Rambam, and Ramban on • shekhinah & ... -
BIBL1083C: Topics in Rashi
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-01)This is a skills based course that will hone the student’s ability to analyze a biblical text through the eyes of its foremost commentator----Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki ( Rashi). Students will become acquainted with the style ... -
BIBL1081L: Ambiguities in Tanach
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-01)COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course will visit different types of ambiguities in Tanach. For each type, we will discuss methods of resolution. COURSE GOALS: For the student to learn the necessary skills to deal with ambiguities ... -
BIBL2355D: Book of Kings
(2021-09)The author of Sefer Melakhim narrates historical events ranging over hundreds of years, but his approach to writing history differs from that of modern historians. Perhaps the most obvious distinction between their ...
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