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060037 VO Communicating with the Divine: Prophecy and Divination in Ancient Israel (2015S)

2.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 6 - Ägyptologie, Judaistik, Urgeschichte und Historische Archäologie

This class will be taught in English
Moodle

Details

Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 04.03. 11:45 - 13:15 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
  • Wednesday 11.03. 11:45 - 13:15 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
  • Wednesday 18.03. 11:45 - 13:15 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
  • Wednesday 25.03. 11:45 - 13:15 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
  • Wednesday 15.04. 11:45 - 13:15 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
  • Wednesday 22.04. 11:45 - 13:15 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
  • Wednesday 29.04. 11:45 - 13:15 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
  • Wednesday 13.05. 11:45 - 13:15 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
  • Wednesday 20.05. 11:45 - 13:15 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
  • Wednesday 27.05. 11:45 - 13:15 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
  • Wednesday 03.06. 11:45 - 13:15 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
  • Wednesday 17.06. 11:45 - 13:15 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17
  • Wednesday 24.06. 11:45 - 13:15 Hörsaal 2 Judaistik UniCampus Hof 7 2L-EG-17

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

In antiquity, the question of what the future will bring was as essential as it is today. Even more crucial was to determine what God or the gods wanted from their people. To answer both questions, different forms of divination were used. This course will introduce to the different forms of communication between the human and the divine realms in the ancient Israelite and Jewish cultures. Aside from biblical texts, special attention will be given to cultural environments of Israel and Judah as well as to ancient Jewish non-biblical sources.

Assessment and permitted materials

Written or oral exam

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

T

Examination topics

Reading list

J. Blenkinsopp, A History of Prophecy in Israel, rev. and enlarged edition, Louisville, Ky., Westminster John Knox Press, 1996
J.-M. Husser, Dreams and Dream Narratives in the Biblical World, Sheffield, 1999

Association in the course directory

BA: U1-411
MA: U2-411, U2-311, U2-211

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