ONE FOR ISRAEL Ministry | Survey of Jewish Interpretation Course - (Zoom Course) September 11 – December 18 @ONEFORISRAEL | Uploaded August 2024 | Updated October 2024, 7 hours ago.
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Survey of Jewish Interpretation – BSE530
Course will be held via Zoom on Wednesdays, 4 – 7 PM (Israel Time)
(8 - 11AM Central Standard Time)
REGISTRATION is OPEN till September 10, 2024
3 Academic Credit Hours (September 11 – December 18, 2024)
Course Description
It is written in the Talmud (Chagigah 14b), that “four men entered the Pardes (Paradise), i.e., dealt with the loftiest secrets of the Torah… [but only] Rabbi Akiva came out safely“. The phrase Pardes (פרדס ,in Hebrew) stands for four different ways in which traditional Judaism approaches Biblical exegesis:
1- “Peshat” refers to the literal meaning;
2- “Remez”, means looking for hints of an allegorical or a hidden meaning;
3- “Drash”, means to “inquire” the text for the purpose of making an argument;
4- “Sod” refers to the secret and mystical meaning of the text. This course will focus on Rabbinic exegesis of the Tanakh, especially as it interacts with the Messianic approach to scriptures. As we shall see, the traditional hermeneutics of the text was made, both to argue for the justification of the Oral-Law as the only valid Jewish interpretation of the Torah; and as an apologetic tule against Christian understanding of the Bible, especially concerning Messianic prophecies.
Course Goals
To study different Jewish approaches to Scriptures, from antiquity to the Middle Ages.
To learn the different levels of interpretation in Rabbinic Judaism and their objectives.
To compare the NT hermeneutics of the OT, to the Oral-law use of the Bible.
Learning Outcome
The students will know the differentiate between the main Jewish approaches to Scriptures.
The students will understand the four levels of interpretation in Traditional Judaism and its goal.
The students will see how the NT’s understanding of the OT reflects the true meaning of the text.
Course Structure
All lessons will be held through a Zoom format, consisting of lectures and interactive discussions between all participants. There will be 10 three-hour live zoom lectures (with breaks). Recordings will be available to registered students.
college.oneforisrael.org/survey-jewish-interpretation-bse530
Learn more and Sign up at the link below!
college.oneforisrael.org/survey-jewish-interpretation-bse530
Survey of Jewish Interpretation – BSE530
Course will be held via Zoom on Wednesdays, 4 – 7 PM (Israel Time)
(8 - 11AM Central Standard Time)
REGISTRATION is OPEN till September 10, 2024
3 Academic Credit Hours (September 11 – December 18, 2024)
Course Description
It is written in the Talmud (Chagigah 14b), that “four men entered the Pardes (Paradise), i.e., dealt with the loftiest secrets of the Torah… [but only] Rabbi Akiva came out safely“. The phrase Pardes (פרדס ,in Hebrew) stands for four different ways in which traditional Judaism approaches Biblical exegesis:
1- “Peshat” refers to the literal meaning;
2- “Remez”, means looking for hints of an allegorical or a hidden meaning;
3- “Drash”, means to “inquire” the text for the purpose of making an argument;
4- “Sod” refers to the secret and mystical meaning of the text. This course will focus on Rabbinic exegesis of the Tanakh, especially as it interacts with the Messianic approach to scriptures. As we shall see, the traditional hermeneutics of the text was made, both to argue for the justification of the Oral-Law as the only valid Jewish interpretation of the Torah; and as an apologetic tule against Christian understanding of the Bible, especially concerning Messianic prophecies.
Course Goals
To study different Jewish approaches to Scriptures, from antiquity to the Middle Ages.
To learn the different levels of interpretation in Rabbinic Judaism and their objectives.
To compare the NT hermeneutics of the OT, to the Oral-law use of the Bible.
Learning Outcome
The students will know the differentiate between the main Jewish approaches to Scriptures.
The students will understand the four levels of interpretation in Traditional Judaism and its goal.
The students will see how the NT’s understanding of the OT reflects the true meaning of the text.
Course Structure
All lessons will be held through a Zoom format, consisting of lectures and interactive discussions between all participants. There will be 10 three-hour live zoom lectures (with breaks). Recordings will be available to registered students.
college.oneforisrael.org/survey-jewish-interpretation-bse530
