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53512-01 - Übung: Judeans in Babylonia: The Babylonian Exile in Cuneiform Texts (2 KP)
| Semester | Frühjahrsemester 2019 |
| Angebotsmuster | einmalig |
| Dozierende | Tero Alstola (tero.alstola@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | The Babylonian Exile of Judeans is a watershed in the development of Judaism. Until now, the historical reconstruction of this formative period has been primarily based on biblical sources. The ongoing publication of texts from Yahudu, the “town of Judah” in Babylonia, is changing this picture right now. These cuneiform tablets allow us to study the everyday life of Judeans in Babylonia and learn more about the nature of their exile. At the same time, the publication of new texts has induced fresh interest in the study of other cuneiform sources relating to Judeans. As a result, life in exile and family histories of certain Judeans can be studied in detail. The course invites students to explore these new rich sources. The cuneiform texts and the social world emerging from them will be the focal point of investigation, but this new data will be set in the framework of archaeological work in Judah and biblical sources related to the exile. Students will learn about Babylonian society, the everyday life of Judean exiles, and the dynamics between immigrants, their host society and the imperial administration. Moreover, students will learn how to use primary sources to study the social history of the ancient Near East. The course will also address the methodological questions related to studying ancient societies, using historical sources, and identifying immigrants in cuneiform texts. (The course will be taught in English.) |
| Teilnahmevoraussetzungen | Knowledge of Akkadian or cuneiform script is not required, and all the sources can be read in English translation. Students who know Akkadian have a chance to familiarize themselves with the Late Babylonian dialect and with the genre of legal texts from the sixth and fifth centuries BCE. |
| Unterrichtssprache | Deutsch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
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| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
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| Module |
Doktoratsstudium Theologie: Empfehlungen (Doktoratsstudium - Theologische Fakultät) Interner Wahlbereich Theologie: Empfehlungen (Bachelorstudium: Theologie) Interner Wahlbereich Theologie: Empfehlungen (Masterstudium: Theologie (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2018)) Interner Wahlbereich Theologie: Empfehlungen (Masterstudium: Theologie) Modul: Semitische Philologie (SPh) (Masterstudium: Theologie) Modul: Semitische Philologie (SPh) (Masterstudium: Theologie (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2018)) Wahlbereich Bachelor Theologie: Empfehlungen (Bachelor Studienfach: Theologie) Wahlbereich Master Theologie: Empfehlungen (Master Studienfach: Theologie) |
| Prüfung | Leistungsnachweis |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Prüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: Dozierende |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | eine Wiederholung, bester Versuch zählt |
| Skala | Pass / Fail |
| Belegen bei Nichtbestehen | nicht wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Theologische Fakultät, studiendekanat-theol@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Departement Theologie |