Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: apply a methodological system to identify the seven primary categories of statements of Talmudic dialogue and analyze underlying premises of those statements; demonstrate a broad and in-depth knowledge of the lawful and ethical concepts found in Tractate Kidushin and its major medieval and modern commentaries; analyze the goals of each statement, justify and attack the positions of all sides of Talmudic argumentation, uncover the premises of each position of a controversy in Talmudic dialogue, resolve apparent difficulties in the text according to the variant commentaries, and justify the proofs of Talmudic exegesis of the Bible; defend positions and draw conclusions about theoretical law and practical Jewish custom.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: apply a methodological system to identify the seven primary categories of statements of Talmudic dialogue and analyze underlying premises of those statements; demonstrate a broad and in-depth knowledge of the lawful and ethical concepts found in Tractate Kedushin and its major medieval and modern commentaries; analyze the goals of each statement, justify and attack the positions of all sides of Talmudic argumentation, uncover the premises of each position of a controversy in Talmudic dialogue, resolve apparent difficulties in the text according to the variant commentaries, and justify the proofs of Talmudic exegesis of the Bible; defend positions and draw conclusions about theoretical law and practical Jewish custom.