Dr. Diane M. Sharon
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April 17, 24
May 1, 8, 15, 22
$180, $120 for Temple Emanu-El members
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Family Law and Everyday Life in the Bible and Ancient Near East: Part II
Bloodlines, Repudiation, Childbirth, Adoption, Sibling Rivalry, Death, Burial and Mourning, Heirs and Successors
This course explores further aspects of family relationships in biblical Israel, and what we know of life and death in ancient Sumer, Assyria, Babylonia, and Egypt. Learn what the biblical laws governing divorce, childbirth, adoption, sibling rivalry, death, burial and mourning, heirs and succession owe to the laws of the Hittites, and to ancient Sumer, Assyria, Babylonia, and Egypt. Read the biblical narratives that support — or violate — these legal frameworks and fire up your imagination about life in the ancient world.
The Thomas Epstein Course in Jewish Studies
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