| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judaism | FDB141 | Elective | Master's degree | 1 | Fall | 8 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Nihat DURAK
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) He/She has knowledge about the place of Jews in the world and in our country.
2) He/She learns the faith, worship and practices of Judaism.
3) He/She compares Judaism to the other belief systems.
4) He/She compares Jews' own histories and Islam's view of Jewish history.
5) He/She has knowledge about worship and worship places of Judaism.
6) He/She has knowledge about the view of sacred texts in Judaism.
7) He/She learns the sects and interpretation differencies.
8) He/She compares the sacred days in Judaism, basic moral principles, and other religions with other belief systems.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||||||
| 1 | No relation | Low | Low | Low | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 2 | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 3 | Low | Low | Low | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 4 | Low | Low | Low | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 5 | Low | Low | Low | Low | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | Middle | High | |
| 6 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 7 | Low | Low | Low | Middle | Low | Middle | Middle | Middle | Low | Middle | High | High | |
| 8 | Low | Low | Low | Low | Middle | Middle | Low | Low | Middle | Low | Middle | Middle | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Christianity
Course Contents
This course focuses on the phases of Judaism since its birth, the denominations that emerged in the historical process, clergy, sacred texts, beliefs, worship and practices.
Weekly Schedule
1) Terms of Yahudi, İbrani, Musevi and İsrail2) History of Judaism (Before Solomon Temple and the first temple period)
3) History of Judaism (The second temple period and post-second temple period)
4) Basic features of Judaism
5) Ten basic principles of Judaism: Ten commandments
6) Understanding of scriptures in Judaism
7) Sects of Judaism
8) Midterm Exam
9) Worship and worship places in Judaism
10) Holidays and feasts in Judaism
11) Judaism’s view about women
12) Basic ethic principles in Judaism
13) Judaism’s view about other religions
14) Judaism and Jews in terms of Holy Quran
15) General evaluation
16) Final
Recommended or Required Reading
1- 1. Salime Leyla Gürkan, Yahudilik, İSAM Yayınları, İstanbul, 2015
2- 2. Fuat Aydın, Yahudilik, İnsan Yayınları, İstanbul, 2004.
3- 3. Hayrullah Örs, Musa ve Yahudilik, Remzi Kitabevi, İstanbul, 1999
4- 4. Ömer Erdoğan, Yahudilik Tarihi, Kalipso Yayınları, İstanbul, 2008
5- 5. Dan Cohn-Sherbok, Lavinia Cohn-Sherbok, Yahudiliğin Kısa Tarihi, İz Yayıncılık, İstanbul, 2011
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Group Study
5) Brain Storming
6) Self Study
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
40% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
60% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required