Origins of Judaism and Christianity

Origins of Judaism and Christianity

Program: Hebrew College Tamid
Instructor: Dr. Alan Avery-Peck (Read Bio)
Dates:  5 Mondays, Fall 2024: 10/28, 11/11, 11/18, 12/2 & 12/9
Time: 7:30-9:00 p.m. ET
Course fee: $200, financial aid is available
Location: Zoom
Hosted by: Hebrew College
Registration:  Click here

Judaism as we know it today took shape in the first six centuries C.E., in the same period that saw the emergence and growth of Christianity. This course explains the emergence of Rabbinic Judaism, asking what happened to Jews in the first six centuries and evaluating the beliefs and world-views they developed. Our goal is to understand how Judaism evolved on the basis of inherited texts and practices as well as in response to the experiences of the Jewish people. Thus we will come to comprehend the foundations of both Judaism and Christianity and to better conceive of the relationship between evolving religions such as these and the historical settings in which they exist. Significantly, we will see the ways in which Judaism appears to have been, or at significant points was not, the foundation for the Christian ideologies that emerged in this same period.

For additional information and questions, contact the Hebrew College Tamid Team