Hebrew Bible Studies (research)
| Specialisation of: | Classics and Ancient Civilisations (research) |
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| Degree: | Master of Arts in Classics and Ancient Civilisations (research) |
| Mode of Study: | Full-time |
| Duration: | 2 year |
| Start date: | September, February |
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Location: | Leiden |
| Croho/isat code: | 60039 |
Hebrew Bible Studies is taken in its broadest sense and refers to the literature and culture of Ancient Israel within its wider context (i.e., the world of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible) from its emergence around 1200 B.C.E. until its disappearance as a political entity in 135 C.E.
The underlying approach is strongly based on languages, chiefly Hebrew and Aramaic, but also Phoenician, Ugaritic and other small corpus languages. Nonetheless, history and material culture are also taken into account. It is not so much geared towards Theology or Old Testament Studies, but rather focuses on the languages and civilisations of ancient Syria-Palestine.
