Class-by-Class Syllabus (subject to change per class announcement)

As the readings are often complex and detailed, we may not get to discuss all of them in class meetings. Nevertheless, you should carefully read all the assigned materials, and you will be held accountable for all of the information in those assigned materials.

Th, 9/4: Course Introduction

A (Very) Brief Introduction to Religious Studies
T, 9/9: Martin E. Marty, "The Academic Study of Religion" (attached)
    "What is Religious Studies" (attached)
Th, 9/11: Sam Gill, "The Academic Study of Religion" (attached)

Judaism: History (all in The Blackwell Companion to Judaism)
T, 9/16: Sweeney, "The Religious World of Ancient Israel to 586 BCE"
    Murphy, "Second Temple Judaism"
Th, 9/18: Stemberger, "The Formation of Rabbinic Judaism, 70-640 CE"
    Chilton, "Judaism and Christianity in the Formative Age"

T, 9/23: Carr, "Judaism in Christendom"

Judaism: Doctrine
Th, 9/25: Neusner, "The Doctrine of Torah"
    Avery-Peck, "The Doctrine of God"

T, 9/30: Neusner, "The Doctrine of Israel"
    Scott Green and Silverstein, "The Doctrine of the Messiah"
Th, 10/2: Aaron, "The Doctrine of Hebrew Language Usage"

Judaism: Ritual
T, 10/7: Kaplan, "Reform Judaism"
    Gordis, "Conservative Judaism"
    Brown, "Orthodox Judaism"
Th, 10/9: Baskin, "Women in Contemporary Judaism
    Gillman, "Contemporary Jewish Theology"

T, 10/14: Medes-Flohr, "Secular Forms of Jewishness"
    Gorny, "Judaism and Zionism"
    Danziger, "The ‘Return’ to Traditional Judaism"
Th, 10/16: **Examination on Judaism

Christianity: History
T, 10/21: Readings Coming Soon
    **Judaism Essay Due