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JUS 372b Currently enrolled students go to D2L
History & Religion of Ancient Israel: The 2nd Temple Period

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Survey of the history and religion of ancient Israel from the destruction of the First Temple in 587 BCE to the end of the Second Great Revolt in 135 CE. Through readings and class lectures, students will study portions of the Hebrew and the New Testament, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Apocryphal literature, as well as the works of Josephus, Philo of Alexandria, and others. 

Approved as Gen. Education, Tier Two - Humanities.

Prerequisites: none but recommended are two courses from Tier One, Traditions & Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104) or JUS 301 Jewish Civilizations.

Identical to:  NES 372B, HIST 372B, RELI 372B

Instructor: Ed Wright