HEBREW 240 / RELIGION 1210/ HDS 1845 – Lamentations and Its Rabbinic Interpretations: Catastrophe and Recovery in Ancient Judaism: Seminar

HEBREW 240 / RELIGION 1210/ HDS 1845 – Lamentations and Its Rabbinic Interpretations: Catastrophe and Recovery in Ancient Judaism: Seminar

Semester: Spring
Offered: 2024
Instructor: Jon Levenson
Meeting Time: Th 3:00pm-5:00pm

A close historical-critical reading of the Book of Lamentations in Hebrew and a careful reading, also in Hebrew, of a generous sample of midrashim from Lamentations Rabbah. Emphasis upon the theological and literary dimensions.

Prerequisite: Three years of college-level Hebrew (any period) and some previous experience with historical-critical methods. Not a course for those with a weak grasp of biblical grammar.

Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Offered jointly with: Faculty of Arts and Sciences as Religion 1210, Harvard Divinity School as HDS 1845.

For more details please visit the Harvard Course Catalog.