Early Jewish Interpretation of Texts - Principles and Techniques

About this programme

No fees are charged for EU and EEA citizens, Swedish residence permit holders and exchange students. No fees are charged for EU and EEA citizens, Swedish residence permit holders and exchange students. Selected early Jewish and rabbinical texts are studied. We focus on texts from the Dead Sea Scrolls, Mishnah, Tosefta, Midrashim, and the Babylonian as well as the Palestinian Talmud. Early principles for text interpretation such as pesher, midrash, pardes, florilegia, are in focus which involves analysis of texts in which these text interpretation principles are used. The course provides you with the knowledge and tools needed to carry out a critical study of these texts and guides you in the explanation and analysis of selected pericopes. The course also touches on the importance of knowledge of these principles of interpretation for the understanding of exegesis of the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament as well as for Jewish-Christian relations. Degree of Bachelor or completed courses of at least 180 credits at first cycle level, of which at least 90 credits with progression in some main field of study where it is included a bachelor's thesis of at least 15 credits. Qualified are also those that have equivalent foreign education or that have equivalent prior knowledge according to earlier study regulation. Applicants must prove knowledge of English: English 5/English A or the equivalent level of an internationally recognized test, for example TOEFL, IELTS. Selection is based upon the number of credits from previous university studies, maximum 165 credits.