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MAR Program in Judaic Studies
Yale Divinity School currently offers a Master of Arts in
Religion program with two major options. A student may pursue
a comprehensive degree, with distribution of coursework across
the theological disciplines. Or one may choose a concentrated
degree, with most of the coursework focused on a specific
area, including Biblical Studies, Systematic Theology, Ethics,
etc. The faculty of Yale Divinity School, in collaboration
with the Program in Judaic Studies in the Faculty of Arts
and Sciences, announces a new concentration in Judaic Studies
within the MAR program. This concentration will enable students
with interests in post-biblical Judaism, Judaism of the Second
Temple and Rabbinic periods, to pursue a course of study relying
on the resources of both faculties, and on the outstanding
library collections in the Yale Divinity Library and in the
Judaica collection in Sterling Memorial Library. Requirements:
The program will have the same general requirements as other
concentrated MAR programs, i.e., 16 three-credit courses,
with the possibility of a written project. There would be
one pre-requisite: at least an intermediate knowledge of Biblical
(or modern) Hebrew. The specific requirements are:
a. 4 courses in advanced Hebrew, to be fulfilled either
with text seminars (Dead Sea Scrolls; Mishnah, Midrash) or
advanced Biblical exegesis courses;
b. 4 courses in one or more of the other ancient languages
relevant to the study of Judaism of the Second Temple or Rabbinic
periods, e.g., Aramaic; Greek.
c. 4 courses in the literature and history of the period;
possibilities include Interpretation of the Old Testament;
Interpretation of the New Testament; Survey courses in the
history and literature of Second Temple or Rabbinic Judaism.
d. 4 general electives, to be fulfilled by courses in
the methods of the study of religion, the history of Judaism,
theology, ethics, comparative studies, etc.
The core faculty regularly offering courses in the program,
with their areas of scholarly expertise, include:
Harold Attridge:
Hellenistic Judaism, Philo and Josephus
Adela Yarbro Collins:
Jewish and Christian Apocalyptic and Mystical traditions
John Collins:
Literature of Second Temple Judaism, Apocalypticism, Dead
Sea Scrolls
Steven Fraade:
Dead Sea Scrolls; Mishnah, Midrash, History of Biblical Interpretation
Christine Hayes:
Talmudic literature and history
Diana Swancutt: Early Christian and Jewish Identity
formation
Other faculty colleagues regularly offer courses in Hebrew
Bible (Robert Wilson, Carolyn Sharp), the history and literature
of Judaism (Ivan Marcus, Paula Hyman), and northwest semitic
languages (Siam Bhayro). The Program in Jewish Studies also
regularly hosts visiting scholars, many of whom would be directly
relevant to the program.
To receive application information, please contact:
Anna Ramirez
Associate Dean of Admissions
Yale Divinity School
409 Prospect St.
New Haven, CT 06511
tel: 203-432-9802
e-mail: ydsadmsn@yale.edu
or request
information online
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