Course Descriptions

HIST 6/470 Iconographic Art in Judaism and Early Christianity - Credit Hours: 3

Semester normally offered: Spring

Course Description

A study of the art of Judaism and early Christianity in the centuries following the Second Temple Period that expresses biblical and theological themes.

Course Equivalencies

• History
• Bible Backgrounds
• Jewish Studies
• Early Christianity
• Art History

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, the student should be able to:

• identify and describe characteristics of early Jewish and Christian art;
• understand the theological conversation between Rabbinic Judaism and early Christianity that expressed itself in iconographic art forms; and
• describe models of interaction that took place between Rabbinic Judaism and early Christianity.

Field Study

In-Residence Only: A half-day field study to the Israel Museum.