Prerequisites: none

Description: An examination of the interaction of normative and mar- ginal Judaism in the post-biblical period as disclosed through an examination of Jewish prayer books, the great works of the Jewish mystical tradition, and magical texts. RLST 124-I. Varieties of Ancient Judaism (4) Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. A study of the forms of postbiblical Judaism, giving an analysis of the religious-cultural, socioeconomic and political conditions in Palestine and in the Diaspora from 330 BCE to 500 CE.