Reference Texts
- Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, Karl Elliger, Wilhelm Rudolph (Eds.), Stuttgart, Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft 1997.
- Alexander Rofé, Introduzione alla letteratura della Bibbia ebraica, 2 vols., Brescia, Paideia 2015 (tr. from Hebrew: Mbw’ lsprwt hmqr’, Jerusalem, Carmel Publishing House 2006).
- Guenter Stemberger, Il Giudaismo Classico. Cultura e storia del tempo rabbinico (dal 70 al 1040), Roma, Città Nuova Editrice 1991 (tr. from German: Das klassische Judentum, Muenchen, C.H. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung 1979).
- Guenter Stemberger, Introduzione al Talmud e al Midrash, Roma, Città Nuova Editrice 1995 (tr. from German: Einleitung in Talmud und Midrasch, Muenchen, C.H. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung 1992).
- Alexander Rofé, Storie di profeti, Brescia, Paideia 1991.
- Alexander Rofé, Introduzione alla letteratura profetica, Brescia, Paideia 1995.
- Guenter Stemberger, Il Giudaismo Classico. Cultura e storia del tempo rabbinico (dal 70 al 1040), Roma, Città Nuova Editrice 1991 (tr. dal tedesco: Das klassische Judentum, Muenchen, C.H. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung 1979).
- Guenter Stemberger, Introduzione al Talmud e al Midrash, Roma, Città Nuova Editrice 1995 (tr. dal tedesco: Einleitung in Talmud und Midrasch, Muenchen, C.H. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung 1992).
- Walther Eichrodt, Ezekiel. A Commentary, London, SCM Press 1970.
- Moshe Greenberg, Ezekiel 1-20, Garden City (NY), Doubleday, 1983.
- Moshe Greenberg, Ezekiel 21-37, New Haven, London, Yale University Press 1983.
- Thomas Renz, The Rhetorical Function of the Book of Ezekiel, Leiden, Boston, Koeln, Brill 1999.
Other bibliography will be distributed directly to the students at the beginning of the course.
Learning Objectives
Course for advanced students; students will be enabled to carry out the specialized analysis and interpretation of ancient Hebrew texts, particularly concerning prophetic literature and its mystical-apocalyptic aspects.
Prerequisites
The knowledge of Hebrew is required, in addition to a good knowledge of a modern European language.
Teaching Methods
Lectures and seminaries; courses with a language assistant and a laboratory of Hebrew language are available; practice on sites of relevant Jewish interest.
Further information
COURSES OF MODERN HEBREW LANGUAGE (Dr. Dror Briskin, language assistant).
- Intermediate level: practice on Academical texts.
- Advanced level: practice on modern texts and on Medieval cursive writing.
Type of Assessment
Discussions and short exercises during the semester. Final oral examination; if required a written examination is possible for the linguistic aspects of the course.
Course program
EZEKIEL'S VISIONS AND THEIR MYSTICAL-APOCALYPTIC CONTENT.
Literary analysis of some chapters of the Book of Ezekiel.