- Docente: Saverio Campanini
- Credits: 6
- SSD: L-OR/08
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Anthropology, Religions, Oriental Civilizations (cod. 8493)
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from Jan 29, 2024 to Mar 08, 2024
Learning outcomes
The student, after having taken the course "Hebrew language and Jewish Culture" is provided with sufficient grammatical, hitorical, literary and anthropological information to be able to read Biblical texts and, with some assistance, also of ancient and late ancient Rabbinical tests, especially the Mishnah and Jewish Medieval exegetical and juridical literature. The first module of the second year, therefore, will focus on the reading and analysis of increasingly complex Rabbinical tests, starting with ethical (Pirqe Avot) and normative texts (tractates Berakot, Niddah, Shabbat). At the end of the module, the students will be able to translate, interpret and analyze chosen texts from the Mishnah putting them into the appropriate historical and cultural context.
Course contents
The course aims at introducing the students, already sufficiently fluent in Biblical Hebrew, to Mischnaic Hebrew and to the Rabbinic literature.
After a general introduction on the Mishnah, its history and its structure, the tractate Shabbat of the Order Mo'ed (Festivals) will be read and commented.
Students not attending the lectures are kindly required to contact the lecturer (via e-mail or during his speaking time) in order to receive a specific programme and further bibliography to be prepared for the oral examination.
Readings/Bibliography
- M. Pérez Fernández, An Introductory Grammar of Rabbinic Hebrew, Brill, Leiden 1999.
- M. H, Segal, A Grammar of Mischnaic Hebrew, Clarendon Press, Oxoford 1979.
- P. Blackman, Mishnayoth, vol. II Order Moed, Judaica Press, Gateshead 1973.
- H. Danby, The Mishnah. Translated from the Hebrew with Introduction and Brief Explanatory Notes, Hendrickson, Peabody 2012.
- Ch. Albeck, Einführung in die Mischna, De Gruyter, Berlin 1971.
- Ch. Albeck, Shisha Sidre Mishnah, vol. II Seder Mo'ed, Mossad Bialik, Jerusalem 1975, pp. 5-73.
Teaching methods
traditional lecture / seminarial
Assessment methods
Students who attend at least 75% of the lessons are considered to be attending.
oral exam.
The exam candidates will receive a note falling into one of four assessment ranges: 1) excellent (28-30 cum laude); 2) good (24-27); 3) sufficient (18-23); insufficient (fail), according to their capacity to express themselves, to articulate their knowledge and to answer appropriately to the questions of the instructor.
Students with disabilities and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)Students with disabilities or Specific Learning Disorders have the right to special accommodations according to their condition, following an assessment by the Service for Students with Disabilities and SLD. Please do not contact the teacher but get in touch with the Service directly to schedule an appointment. It will be the responsibility of the Service to determine the appropriate adaptations. For more information, visit the page:
https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en/for-students
Teaching tools
The lecturer will distribute during the lecture and on the virtual page of the course additional materials supporting the learning process and the discussion.
Office hours
See the website of Saverio Campanini
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.