Instructional delivery format:
Traditional classroom model
Learner Outcomes:
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 dialogue; resolve apparent difficulties in text according to the variant commentaries, and justify the proofs of Talmudic exegesis of the Bible.
Instruction:
Intermediate Talmud is a sixteen-week course consisting of 80 hours of classroom instruction, open lectures, discussions, and examinations. Students prepare and review in supervised peer study for 320 hours.