JST 1255 Talmd. Perspectives in Context

Examine in-depth several talmudic passages and explore how the Talmud mediates between conflicting perspectives on a range of issues: life and death; the status of the fetus in the mother's womb and abortion; Torah and mundane life; the value of money and monetary theory; environmental ethics and utilitarianism; love and sexuality; others. Historicize these traditions and analyze them in both their broader late antiquity and contemporary contexts.

Credits

4