Course Information
Registration period
Year-round Recruitment
Course Level
Study Mode
Duration
2 Hour(s) 12 Minute(s)
Language
English
Taught by
Ruth Sandberg
Rating
Course Overview
How the beliefs of Judaism and Christianity are similar and where they differ
When you hear the terms "Immortal Soul, Heaven and Hell, the Messiah, and Resurrection," do you automatically think of Christianity? This course will show you that these are Jewish beliefs as well! This 10-session course, containing a total of 2.15 hours of video lectures, will first provide you with a historical background to ancient Judaism and Christianity, and then will focus on one primary religious belief each session, including the topics of undeserved suffering, the immortal soul, heaven and hell, the messiah, the world to come, angels, resurrection, and forgiveness. Each session contains a video lecture, sample texts to study, and opportunities to interact with fellow classmates about these religious beliefs. After taking the course, you will be able to articulate how Judaism and Christianity are similar in their beliefs and how they differ; trace how religious beliefs are embedded in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament; analyze ancient Rabbinic texts in comparison with texts from the ancient Church Fathers; and refute stereotypes about Judaism and Christianity. If you want to have a deeper knowledge of the relationship between Judaism and Christianity, are interested in chaplaincy or interfaith work, or simply want to contribute to greater interfaith understanding, this course is for you!
Course Content
- 10 section(s)
- 22 lecture(s)
- Section 1 Introduction
- Section 2 Religious Authorities: Rabbis and Church Fathers
- Section 3 Undeserved Suffering: How do Judaism and Christianity respond?
- Section 4 The Immortal Soul
- Section 5 Heaven and Hell
- Section 6 The Messiah
- Section 7 The World to Come
- Section 8 Angels
- Section 9 Resurrection
- Section 10 Forgiveness
What You’ll Learn
- Articulate the similarities and differences in Jewish and Christian beliefs so as to enhance interfaith relations and religious understanding , Refute stereotypes about Jewish and Christian beliefs, Participate on a deeper level in interfaith dialogue, Analyze Jewish and Christian sacred texts in their appropriate context, Serve as role models for religious understanding
Skills covered in this course
Reviews
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DDominic Windram
Superb course. I've been looking for a course that includes Judaism for a long time. As a Catholic, I'm very familiar with the Old Testament. However, to learn about the Talmud etc. in its proper context is invaluable to me...many thanks!
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CChristopher Chestnut
This course gives an excellent presentation of the similarities and differences of Judaism and Christianity and is very insightful for someone interested in learning the main concepts of both religions.
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MManjinder Singh Nahal
It is a good course that goes into some detail about the differences and similarities between Judaism and Christianity. Very interesting.
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JJanet Douglass
Exactly what I needed as a starting point for further exploration. Nicely done.
