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Semester Course Schedule

Semester Course Schedule Long-Term Program Dates Short-Term Program Dates Entrance Requirements Course Descriptions

Course Offerings

Navigate the tabs below to see JUC’s course offerings for the next four semesters. Future course offerings are tentative and subject to change. 

 

  • Spring 2025
  • Fall 2025
  • Spring 2026
  • Fall 2026

Spring 2025

Archaeology
ARCH 5/304 Archaeology of Jerusalem II* 3 units Y. Shalev RES
ARCH 6/320 Archaeological Methods and Theory 3 units C. McKinny & K. Keimer ONL
Geography
GEO 5/311 Physical Settings of the Bible* 4 units E. Phillips & K. Hawn/C. Collins RES/ONL
GEO 6/436 Sources from Mesopotamia Related to the Land of Israel* 3 units A. Baruchi-Unna RES
GEO 731 Seminar in Historical Geography^ 3 units E. Phillips RES
Hebrew and Cognate Languages
HCL 6/411 Biblical Hebrew II*+ 4 units E. Clem RES/ONL
HCL 6/423 Readings in Poetic Texts*^ 3 units E. Clem RES
HCL 6/425 Hebrew Readings in the Later Prophets (Hosea) 2 units E. Clem ONL
HCL 658 Comparative Semitics*^ 3 units E. Clem RES
History
HIST 5/331 History of the Second Temple Period* 3 units Y. Levin RES
HIST 6/451 Hermeneutics of Old Testament Texts in
Jewish and Christian Tradition
*
3 units P. Heldt RES
HIST 6/469 Jesus and His Jewish World 3 units S. Notley ONL
HIST 6/472 The Book of Revelation and the Seven Cities of the Apocalypse* 3 units C. Vlachos ONL
Middle Eastern Cultures & Religions
MECR 5/345 Jewish Thought and Practice* 3 units M. Silberschein HYBRID
MECR 5/360 Introduction to the Modern Middle East 3 units O. Yinon HYBRID
MECR 5/363 Historical and Social Settings of Modern Israel*  3 units J. Kaplan RES

* Courses with one or more mandatory field studies (all field studies have additional charges beyond tuition)

+ Courses with prerequisites

^ Courses with prerequisites open to second-year M.A. students only

# Cancellation fees will be incurred if this course is dropped after registration day

RES courses are offered in-residence only

ONL courses are offered online only

HYBRID courses are offered both in-residence and online in a single section

RES/ONL courses are offered both in-residence and online in separate sections

Fall 2025

Archaeology
ARCH 5/300 Biblical Archaeology I* 3 units J. Uziel/K. Keimer RES/ONL
Geography
GEO 5/311 Physical Settings of the Bible* 4 units E. Phillips & P. Wright RES
GEO 617 Regional Explorations in the Historical Geography of the Land of the Bible*^ 3 units C. McKinny RES
Hebrew and Cognate Languages
HCL 6/410 Biblical Hebrew I 4 units E. Clem/E. Paley RES/ONL
HCL 6/413 Hebrew Readings in the Torah+ 2 units E. Clem ONL
HCL 6/422 Readings in Historical and Geographical Texts*^ 3 units E. Clem RES
HCL 6/462 Modern Hebrew I 3 units T. Debbi RES
History
HIST 5/333 Biblical Jerusalem and its Explorations 3 units C. Collins ONL
HIST 5/335 Ancient Egypt and the Bible* 3 units P. Wright HYBRID
HIST 6/452 Text Studies in Midrash, Mishnah, and Gemara: The Shared Heritage of Rabbinic Judaism and Early Christianity* 3 units M. Silberschein HYBRID
HIST 6/470 Iconographic Art in Judaism and Early Christianity* 3 units S. Laderman HYBRID
HIST 6/471 The Life and Times of Paul* 3 units C. Vlachos HYBRID
Middle Eastern Cultures & Religions
MECR 5/340 History of the Church in the East* 3 units P. Heldt RES
MECR 5/341 History of the Jews during the Medieval and Modern Periods* 3 units J. Kaplan RES
MECR 5/365 Palestinian Society and Politics* 3 units B. Sabella HYBRID

* Courses with one or more mandatory field studies (all field studies have additional charges beyond tuition)

+ Courses with prerequisites

^ Courses with prerequisites open to second-year M.A. students only

# Cancellation fees will be incurred if this course is dropped after registration day

RES courses are offered in-residence only

ONL courses are offered online only

HYBRID courses are offered both in-residence and online in a single section

RES/ONL courses are offered both in-residence and online in separate sections

Spring 2026

Archaeology
ARCH 5/301 Biblical Archaeology II* 3 units Y. Shalev/K. Keimer RES/ONL
Geography
GEO 5/311 Physical Settings of the Bible* 4 units TBA RES
GEO 6/436 Sources from Mesopotamia Related to the Land of Israel* 3 units A. Baruchi-Unna RES
GEO 731 Seminar in Historical Geography^ 3 units E. Phillips RES
Hebrew and Cognate Languages
HCL 6/411 Biblical Hebrew II*+ 4 units E. Clem RES/ONL
HCL 6/420 Post-biblical Hebrew: Second Temple Period^ 3 units E. Clem RES
HCL 6/442 Introduction to Aramaic Dialects*+ 3 units E. Clem RES
HCL 6/463 Modern Hebrew II+ 3 units T. Debbi RES
History
HIST 5/321 Cultural Backgrounds of the Bible*# 3 units O. Hersey HYBRID
HIST 5/331 History of the Second Temple Period* 3 units Y. Levin RES
HIST 6/451 Hermeneutics of Old Testament Texts in
Jewish and Christian Tradition
*
3 units P. Heldt RES
HIST 6/457 The Parables of Jesus and Rabbinic Meshalim* 3 units M. Silberschein RES
HIST 6/472 The Book of Revelation and the Seven Cities of the Apocalypse 3 units C. Vlachos ONL
Middle Eastern Cultures & Religions
MECR 5/345 Jewish Thought and Practice* 3 units M. Silberschein RES
MECR 5/348 Islamic Thought and Practice*  3 units D. Sharef-Davidovich RES
MECR 5/363 Historical and Social Settings of Modern Israel* 3 units J. Kaplan RES
MECR 750 Seminar in Cultural Studies of Israel and Palestine^ 3 units J. Kaplan RES

* Courses with one or more mandatory field studies (all field studies have additional charges beyond tuition)

+ Courses with prerequisites

^ Courses with prerequisites open to second-year M.A. students only

# Cancellation fees will be incurred if this course is dropped after registration day

RES courses are offered in-residence only

ONL courses are offered online only

HYBRID courses are offered both in-residence and online in a single section

RES/ONL courses are offered both in-residence and online in separate sections

Fall 2026

Archaeology
ARCH 5/300 Biblical Archaeology I* 3 units K. Keimer ONL
ARCH 5/303 Archaeology of Jerusalem I* 3 units J. Uziel RES
Geography
GEO 5/311 Physical Settings of the Bible* 4 units TBA RES
GEO 617 Regional Explorations in the Historical Geography of the Land of the Bible*^ 3 units C. McKinny RES
Hebrew and Cognate Languages
HCL 6/410 Biblical Hebrew I* 4 units E. Clem/D. Paetzold RES/ONL
HCL 6/415 Readings in Biblical Hebrew Narrative*+ 3 units E. Clem RES
HCL 655 Northwest Semitic Dialects*^ 3 units E. Clem RES
HCL 6/460 Colloquial Arabic I 3 units TBA RES
HCL 6/462 Modern Hebrew I 3 units T. Debbi RES
History
HIST 5/330 History of Ancient Israel* 3 units Y. Levin RES
HIST 5/333 Biblical Jerusalem and its Exploration 3 units C. Collins ONL
HIST 5/335 Ancient Egypt and the Bible* 3 units O. Hersey HYBRID
HIST 6/454 Intertestamental Literature* 3 units A. Roitman RES
HIST 6/452 Text Studies in Midrash, Mishnah, and Gemara: The Shared Heritage of Rabbinic Judaism and Early Christianity* 3 units M. Silberschein HYBRID
HIST 6/471 The Life and Times of Paul* 3 units C. Vlachos HYBRID
Middle Eastern Cultures & Religions
MECR 5/340 History of the Church in the East* 3 units P. Heldt RES
MECR 5/342 History of the Holy Land from the Rise of Islam to 1948* 3 units J. Kaplan RES
MECR 5/360 Introduction to the Modern Middle East* 3 units O. Yinon RES
MECR 5/365 Palestinian Society and Politics* 3 units B. Sabella RES

* Courses with one or more mandatory field studies (all field studies have additional charges beyond tuition)

+ Courses with prerequisites

^ Courses with prerequisites open to second-year M.A. students only

# Cancellation fees will be incurred if this course is dropped after registration day

RES courses are offered in-residence only

ONL courses are offered online only

HYBRID courses are offered both in-residence and online in a single section

RES/ONL courses are offered both in-residence and online in separate sections

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