TRS 806A The Megilloth
Study of selected texts from the Megilloth, or Festival Scrolls (Ruth, Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, Lamentations, Esther) with evaluation of various approaches to biblical interpretation applied to the Scrolls. These books individually and as a collection within the Jewish canon present a number of particular issues of canonicity and interpretation. The course will integrate close reading of selected passages from the Megilloth and directed readings in scholarly discussion of biblical interpretive approaches.