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Advanced Talmud: Bava Kama (TAL316)

Course Category: 
Talmud Courses - Maalot Educational Network
Length: 

Classroom: 104 hours (13 weeks). Distance/Hybrid: Varies. 

Location: 
Traditional classroom-based offered at Maalot, Jerusalem, and other authorized locations. Distance learning and hybrid options available.
Dates: 

September 2020 - Present.

Instructional delivery format: 
Traditional classroom model
Online/distance learning
Hybrid course/exam
Learner Outcomes: 

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to describe and analyze Talmudic disputes in Bava Kama, demonstrate mastery of the intricate and detailed arguments of the Talmudic glosses and a wide range of commentaries, distill the various opinions that constitute the legal discussion and appraise the relationship between them and conceptualize the abstract principles at the core of the discussion.

Instruction: 

Major topics taught in this course include:  Payment for theft, double payment, merubah, land theft, false oaths, effects of changes on repayment of stolen objects, repayment for a broken object, comparing stolen objects and lost objects, and yiush. Topics and sources may vary.  Methods of instruction include lecture, discussion and textual preparations. Prerequisite: Three previous Talmud courses, basic familiarity with the topics dealt with in the Tractate.

Credit recommendation: 

In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 8 semester hours in Talmud, Judaic Studies, Religious Studies or Theology (3/21). 

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