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Courses in Jewish Studies are regularly offered in a variety of departments. Jewish Studies courses are available to our majors and minors, to students fulfilling College or University requirements, and to students with an interest in Judaica.

The following is a list of all Jewish Studies courses offered Fall 2022:
COURSE # COURSE NAME INSTRUCTOR TIME
ENGL 26400-002 The Bible as Literature Duran ONLINE
ENGL 46200-001 The Bible as Literature: The Old Testament Goodhart MWF 4:30-5:45pm
ENGL 46300-001 The Bible as Literature: The New Testament Duran TR 10:30-11:45am
HEBR 10100-004 Modern Hebrew I Kantor MWF 12:30-1:20pm
HEBR 12100-001 Biblical Hebrew I TBA MWF 3:30-4:20pm
HEBR 20100-001 Modern Hebrew III Kantor MWF 1:30-2:20pm
HEBR 28400-001 Ancient Near Eastern History and Culture TBA TR 10:30-11:45am
HIST 10300-001 Introduction to the Medieval World Zook MWF 1:30-2:20pm
HIST 10300-003 Introduction to the Medieval World TBA TR 4:30-5:45pm
HIST 32105-001 The Arab-Israeli Conflict Holden MWF 10:30-11:20am
HIST 33805-001 History of Human Rights Klein-Pejsova MWF 1:30-2:20pm
JWST 59000-001 Directed Readings in Jewish Studies Frank Individual Study
PHIL 20600-001 Philosophy of Religion Draper MWF 9:30-10:20am
REL 20200-001 Interpretation of the Old Testament Goodhart MW 4:30-5:45pm
REL 23100-001 Religions of the West Ryba MWF 10:30-11:20am
REL 31700-001 Ancient Judiasm and Early Christianity TBA TR 10:30-11:45am
SOC 31000-013 Race and Ethnic Diversity Jackson TR 1:30-2:45pm
SOC 31000-014 Racial and Ethnic Diversity TBA MWF 7:30-8:20am
SOC 36700-005 Religion in America Winchester TR 3:30-4:15pm


The following is a list of all Jewish Studies courses offered Spring 2022:
COURSE # COURSE NAME INSTRUCTOR TIME
HEBR 10200-002 Modern Hebrew II Kantor MWF 1:30-2:20pm
HEBR 20200-001 Modern Hebrew IV Kantor MWF 2:30-3:20
HIST 10300-001 Introduction to the Medieval World Mitchell TR 12:00-1:15
JWST 33000-001 Introduction to Jewish Studies Lyanda-Geller TR 10:30-11:45am
JWST 59000-001 Directed Readings in Jewish Studies Frank

Individual Study
REL 23100-001 Religions of the West Ryba

MWF11:30-12:30pm
REL 31800-001 The Bible and Its Early Interpreters Robertson

TR 10:30-11:45am
SOC 36700-001 Religion in America Yang

TR 1:30-2:45pm

 

The following is a list of all Jewish Studies courses offered Fall 2021:
COURSE # COURSE NAME INSTRUCTOR TIME
ENGL 264 THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE DURAN ASYNC ONLINE
HEBR 101 MODERN HEBREW I KANTOR MWF 12:30
HEBR 201 MODERN HEBREW III KANTOR MWF 1:30
HEBR 284 ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN HISTORY AND CULTURE ROBERTSON TTh 10:30-11:45
HIST 103 INTRODUCTION TO THE MEDIEVAL WORLD ZOOK MWF 12:30
HIST 103 INTRODUCTION TO THE MEDIEVAL WORLD TBA ASYNC ONLINE
HIST 230 HITLER'S EUROPE FLEETHAM MWF 12:30
HIST 246 MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA HOLDEN MWF 9:30
HIST 338 HISTORY OF HUMAN RIGHTS KLEIN-PEJŠOVÁ MWF 1:30
HIST 351 THE SECOND WORLD WAR ROBERTS ASYNC ONLINE
HIST 495 WORLD WAR I IN THE MIDDLE EAST HOLDEN MWF 1:30
JWST 590 DIRECTED READINGS IN JEWISH STUDIES ARRANGED ARRANGED WITH INSTRUCTOR
PHIL 206 PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION BERGMANN F 10:30, ASYNC TBD
REL 231 RELIGIONS OF THE WEST RYBA MWF 12:30
REL 317 ANCIENT JUDAISM AND EARLY CHRISTIANITY ROBERTSON TTh 10:30-11:45
SOC 310-7 RACE AND ETHNICITY DUKES TTh 3:00-4:15
SOC 310-12 RACE AND ETHNICITY DUKES ASYNC ONLINE
SOC 310-13 RACE AND ETHNICITY JACKSON TTh 1:30-2:45
SOC 356 HATE AND VIOLENCE TBA ASYNC ONLINE
SOC 356 HATE AND VIOLENCE EINWOHNER MW 11:30
SOC 367 RELIGION IN AMERICA YANG TTh 5:30-6:45

The following is a list of all Jewish Studies courses offered Spring 2021:
COURSE # COURSE NAME INSTRUCTOR TIME
ENGL 264 THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE DURAN TBA ASYNC ONLINE
HEBR 102 MODERN HEBREW II KANTOR MWF 1:30
HEBR 202 MODERN HEBREW IV KANTOR MWF 12:30
HEBR 122 BIBLICAL HEBREW II ROBERTSON TTh 9:00-10:15 SYNC ONLINE
HEBR 222 BIBLICAL HEBREW IV ROBERTSON TTh 10:30-11:45 SYNC ONLINE
HIST 103 INTRODUCTION TO THE MEDIEVAL WORLD WALKAMA MWF 4:30, SYNC ONLINE
HIST 103OL1 INTRODUCTION TO THE MEDIEVAL WORLD WALKAMA ASYNC ONLINE
HIST 250 U.S. RELATIONS WITH THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA HOLDEN MWF 12:30
HIST 351 THE SECOND WORLD WAR ROBERTS TTh 1:30-2:45 SYNC ONLINE
HIST 595 HOLOCAUST AND GENOCIDE KLEIN-PEJŠOVÁ MWF 1:30
JWST 330 INTRODUCTION TO JEWISH STUDIES LYANDA-GELLER TTh 10:30-11:45
JWST 590 DIRECTED READINGS IN JEWISH STUDIES ARRANGED ARRANGED
PHIL 206-002 INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION BERGMANN ASYNC ONLINE
PHIL 206-003 INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION BERGMANN Lecture F 12:30
REL 231 RELIGIONS OF THE WEST RYBA MWF 1:30
REL 318 THE BIBLE AND ITS EARLY INTERPRETERS ROBERTSON TTh 3:00-4:15
SOC 310-10 RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY DUKES ASYNC ONLINE
SOC 310-11 RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY JACKSON TTh 10:30-11:45
SOC 310-13 RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY DUKES MW 1:30 lecture
SOC 310-14 RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY TBA ASYNC ONLINE
SOC 310-OL1 RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY DUKES ASYNC ONLINE
SOC 356-002 HATE AND VIOLENCE EINWOHNER ASYNC ONLINE
SOC 356-003 HATE AND VIOLENCE EINWOHNER 3:30 MW SYNC
SOC 367 RELIGION IN AMERICA YANG T 5:30-6:45 SYNC ONLINE, Th 5:30-6:45

The following is a list of all Jewish Studies courses offered Fall 2020:
COURSE # COURSE NAME INSTRUCTOR TIME
ENGL 264 THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE GOODHART TTh 4:30-5:45 p.m.
HEBR 101 MODERN HEBREW I KANTOR MWF 12:30
HEBR 201 MODERN HEBREW III KANTOR MWF 1:30
HEBR 121 BIBLICAL HEBREW I ROBERTSON TTh 9:00-10:15
HEBR 221 BIBLICAL HEBREW III ROBERTSON TTh 10:30-11:45
HIST 103 INTRODUCTION TO THE MEDIEVAL WORLD ZOOK MWF 12:30
HIST 312 THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT HOLDEN MWF 10:30
HIST 338 HISTORY OF HUMAN RIGHTS KLEIN-PEJŠOVÁ MWF 1:30
HIST 351 THE SECOND WORLD WAR ROBERTS TTh 4:30-5:45 p.m.
HIST 408 DICTATORSHIP AND DEMOCRACY: EUROPE 1919-1945 GRAY MWF 2:30
JWST 590 DIRECTED READINGS IN JEWISH STUDIES ARRANGED ARRANGED WITH INSTRUCTOR
PHIL 206 PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION BERGMANN TTh 10:30 lecture; F 10:30, 11:30, 1:30 recitation
REL 200 INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF RELIGION SMITH TTh 12:00-1:15
REL 231 RELIGIONS OF THE WEST RYBA MWF 12:30
REL 317 ANCIENT JUDAISM AND EARLY CHRISTIANITY ROBERTSON TTh 1:30-2:45
SOC 310 RACE AND ETHNICITY DUKES MWF 9:30
SOC 310 RACE AND ETHNICITY DUKES DISTANCE LEARNING
SOC 356 HATE AND VIOLENCE MATE Th 6:00-8:50 p.m.
SOC 367 RELIGION IN AMERICA YANG TTh 3:00-4:15

The following is a list of all Jewish Studies courses offered Spring 2020:
COURSE # COURSE NAME INSTRUCTOR TIME
ENGL 264 THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE GOODHART MWF 3:30
HEBR 102 MODERN HEBREW II KANTOR MWF 9:30
HEBR 202 MODERN HEBREW IV KANTOR MWF 10:30
HEBR 122 BIBLICAL HEBREW II ROBERTSON TTh 9:00-10:15
HIST 103 INTRODUCTION TO THE MEDIEVAL WORLD MITCHELL TTh 4:30-5:45
HIST 250 U.S. RELATIONS WITH THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA HOLDEN TTh 12:00-1:15
HIST 351 THE SECOND WORLD WAR ROBERTS TTh 1:30-2:45
JWST 330 INTRODUCTION TO JEWISH STUDIES LYANDA-GELLER TTh 10:30-11:45
JWST 590 DIRECTED READINGS IN JEWISH STUDIES ARRANGED ARRANGED
PHIL 206 INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION BERGMANN TTh 3:00-4:15
PHIL 506 ADVANCED PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION BERGMANN AND DRAPER TTh 10:30-11:45
REL 231 RELIGIONS OF THE WEST RYBA MWF 12:30
REL 318 THE BIBLE AND ITS EARLY INTERPRETERS ROBERTSON TTh 1:30-2:45
SOC 310 RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY (DISTANCE LEARNING) WILSON TBA
SOC 310 RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY DUKES MWF 9:30
SOC 310 RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY (DISTANCE LEARNING) STEINHOUR TBA
SOC 356 HATE AND VIOLENCE MATE Th 6:00-8:50pm
SOC 367 RELIGION IN AMERICA WINCHESTER TTh 10:30-11:45

The following is a list of all Jewish Studies courses offered Fall 2019:
COURSE # COURSE NAME INSTRUCTOR TIME
ENGL 264 THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE DURAN Distance learning
HEBR 101 MODERN HEBREW I KANTOR MWF 9:30
HEBR 201 MODERN HEBREW III KANTOR MWF 10:30
HEBR 121 BIBLICAL HEBREW I ROBERTSON TTh 9:00-10:15
HEBR 221 BIBLICAL HEBREW III ROBERTSON TTh 10:30-11:45
HIST 103 INTRODUCTION TO THE MEDIEVAL WORLD ZOOK MWF 12:30
HIST 338 HISTORY OF HUMAN RIGHTS KLEIN-PEJŠOVÁ MWF 9:30
HIST 347 AMERICAN RELIGIOUS HISTORY FLEETHAM MWF 1:30
FVS 491 JEWISH CINEMA KANTOR MF 12:30-1:20, W 12:30-2:50
JWST 590 DIRECTED READINGS IN JEWISH STUDIES ARRANGED ARRANGED WITH INSTRUCTOR
JWST 590 POST WAR JUDAISM IN AMERICA KLEIN-PEJŠOVÁ ARRANGED WITH INSTRUCTOR
PHIL 206 PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION DRAPER TTh 12:00-1:15
REL 200 INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF RELIGION ROBERTSON TTh 4:30-5:45
REL 231 RELIGIONS OF THE WEST RYBA MWF 11:30
SOC 310-005 RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY BEAMAN TTh 3:00-4:15
SOC 310-007 RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY STEINHOUR MWF 11:30
SOC 310-009 RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY COX MWF 12:30
SOC 310-010 RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY DUKES MWF 1:30
SOC 310-011 RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY BEAMAN TTh 12:00-1:15
SOC 310-012 RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY DUKES Distance learning
SOC 310-Y01 RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY DUKES Distance learning
SOC 356 HATE AND VIOLENCE MATE Th 6:00-8:50
SOC 367 RELIGION IN AMERICA OLSON TTh 12:00-1:15

The following is a list of all Jewish Studies courses offered Spring 2019:
COURSE # COURSE NAME INSTRUCTOR TIME
ENGL 264 THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE GOODHART MWF 3:30
HEBR 102 MODERN HEBREW II KANTOR MWF 9:30
HEBR 202 MODERN HEBREW IV KANTOR MWF 10:30
HEBR 122 BIBLICAL HEBREW II ROBERTSON TTh 9:00-10:15
HEBR 222 BIBLICAL HEBREW IV ROBERTSON TTh 10:30-11:45
HEBR 380 MODERN ISRAEL: CINEMA, LITERATURE, POLITICS, AND HISTORY KANTOR MWF 12:30
HIST 103 INTRODUCTION TO THE MEDIEVAL WORLD MITCHELL TTh 3:00-4:15
HIST 230 HITLER'S EUROPE FLEETHAM MWF 12:30
HIST 351 THE SECOND WORLD WAR ROBERTS TTh 1:30-2:45
HIST 595 HOLOCAUST AND GENOCIDE KLEIN-PEJŠOVÁ MWF 10:30
FVS 491 JEWISH CINEMA KANTOR MF 1:30, W 1:30-4:20
JWST 330 INTRODUCTION TO JEWISH STUDIES LYANDA-GELLER TTh 10:30-11:45
JWST 590 DIRECTED READINGS IN JEWISH STUDIES ARRANGED ARRANGED
PHIL 206 PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION BERGMANN TTh 10:30-11:45
POL 230 INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF PEACE: MOVEMENTS FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE TARG MWF 10:30
REL 231 RELIGIONS OF THE WEST RYBA MWF 11:30
REL 318 THE FORMATION OF THE BIBLE & ITS EARLIEST INTERPRETERS ROBERTSON TTh 10:30-11:45
SOC 310 RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY TBA TTh 1:30-2:45
SOC 310 RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY STEINHOUR MWF 10:30
SOC 310 RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY DUKES MWF 2:30
SOC 356 HATE AND VIOLENCE MATE Th 6:00-8:50pm
SOC 367 RELIGION IN AMERICA TBA MWF 10:30

The following is a list of all Jewish Studies courses offered Fall 2018:
COURSE # COURSE NAME INSTRUCTOR TIME
ENGL 264 THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE DURAN TTh 9:00-10:15
HEBR 101 MODERN HEBREW I KANTOR MTWF 9:30
HEBR 201 MODERN HEBREW III KANTOR MWF 10:30
HEBR 121 BIBLICAL HEBREW I ROBERTSON TTh 9:00-10:15
HEBR 221 BIBLICAL HEBREW III ROBERTSON TTh 10:30-11:45
HEBR 284 THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST: EGYPT, MESOPOTAMIA, AND THE ISRAELITES ROBERTSON TTh 3:00-4:15
HIST 103 INTRODUCTION TO THE MEDIEVAL WORLD ZOOK MWF 1:30
HIST 246 MODERN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA HOLDEN TTh 10:30-11:45
HIST 302 THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT HOLDEN TTh 12:00-1:15
HIST 323 GERMAN HISTORY GRAY MWF 12:30
HIST 338 HISTORY OF HUMAN RIGHTS KLEIN-PEJŠOVÁ MWF 2:30
HIST 390 JEWS IN THE MODERN WORLD KLEIN-PEJŠOVÁ MWF 1:30
FVS 491 JEWISH CINEMA KANTOR W 11:30-2:20
JWST 590 DIRECTED READINGS IN JEWISH STUDIES ARRANGED ARRANGED WITH INSTRUCTOR
PHIL 206 PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION DRAPER TTh 12:00-1:15
REL 231 RELIGIONS OF THE WEST RYBA MWF 11:30
REL 317 THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST: EGYPT, MESOPOTAMIA, AND THE ISRAELITES ROBERTSON TTh 3:00-4:15
SOC 310 RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY COX TTh 10:30-11:45
SOC 310 RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY DUKES MWF 11:30
SOC 310 RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY BEAMAN TTh 1:30-2:45
SOC 367 RELIGION IN AMERICA OLSON TTh 12:00-1:15
 

The following is a list of all Jewish Studies courses offered in the major and minor:
COURSE NAME COURSE DESCRIPTION
ENGL 264 The Bible as Literature
ENGL 462 The Bible as Literature: The Old Testament
ENGL 463 The Bible as Literature: The New Testament
ENGL 583 Jewish-American Fiction
HEBR 101 Modern Hebrew I
HEBR 121 Biblical Hebrew I
HEBR 102 Modern Hebrew II
HEBR 122 Biblical Hebrew II
HEBR 201 Modern Hebrew III
HEBR 221 Biblical Hebrew III
HEBR 202 Modern Hebrew IV
HEBR 222 Biblical Hebrew IV
HEBR 380 Modern Israel: Cinema, Literature, Politics, and History
HEBR 284 Ancient Near Eastern History and Culture
HEBR 383 Kabbalah and Jewish Mysticism: Secret Knowledge in Judaism
HEBR 385 The Holocaust in Modern Hebrew Literature
HIST 102 Introduction to the Ancient World
HIST 103 Introduction to the Medieval World
HIST 245 Introduction to Middle Eastern History and Culture
HIST 312 The Crusades
HIST 338 History of Human Rights
HIST 345 The Modernization of the Middle East
HIST 390 Jews in the Modern World
HIST 408 The History of Europe Since 1920
HIST 427 History of Spain and Portugal
HIST 525 Hitler and Twentieth-Century Germany
HIST 545 The Middle East in the Twentieth Century
HIST 589 History of Religion in America
HIST 595 The Holocaust and Genocide
JWST 330 Introduction to Jewish Studies (Undergraduate Core Curriculum/Humanities)
JWST 590 Directed Readings in Jewish Studies
PHIL 206 Philosophy of Religion
PHIL 430 Modern Religious (Jewish) Thought
PHIL 505 Islamic and Jewish Philosophy and the Classical Tradition
POL 540 Selected Problems in Comparative Politics
REL 202 Interpretation of the Old Testament
REL 231 Religions of the West
REL 317 Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity
REL 318 The Bible and Its Early Interpreters
SOC 310 Racial and Ethnic Diversity
SOC 367 Religion in America
SOC 514 Racial and Cultural Minorities
SOC 567 Religion in Social Context
SOC 568 Religion and Society

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