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Learner Reviews & Feedback for The Talmud: A Methodological Introduction by Northwestern University

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About the Course

The Talmud is one of the richest and most complicated works of literature the world has ever known. Since being composed around 1500 years ago it has inspired not only religious reverence but significant intellectual engagement. In this course learners will be introduced to the unique characteristics of this text and the challenges that inhere in studying it while studying a chapter of the Talmud. Students of the course can expect to develop an appreciation for how the Talmud works and why it continues to inspire religious and intellectual devotion. They will be challenged to employ critical reading skills and to analyze legal and historical concepts....

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AP

Feb 17, 2019

Great way of introducing a topic as complex as the Talmud. It was surely amazing to have such course instructors who can rarely be matched both in eloquence and erudition. Overall it was fun!

FD

Jan 10, 2021

The choice of material was excellent as was the presentations by both knowledgable instructors.

Would be happy to take additional advanced courses in Talmud skills from them as well.

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By Ray M

May 20, 2021

Awesome course! It has really made me want more studies such as this.

By Elaine H

Jul 1, 2022

very interesting! Some of the slides could use some work

By Gideon

Aug 1, 2017

This is hands down one of the best courses on Coursera

By Robert K

Jun 18, 2017

Well-designed, informative and superbly narrated.

By Claire B

Jul 30, 2020

Excellent introduction to a complicated topic.

By Leonard B

Nov 21, 2020

An excellent introduction to a complex study.

By Felipe O

Jun 16, 2020

They should do another extension course

By Deborah M

Nov 3, 2019

interesting, well presented course

By Victoria R

Aug 6, 2020

Very informative! Thank you!

By Phutoli S C

Mar 26, 2019

Excellent and comprehensive!

By boaz m

Sep 14, 2021

very well structured!!!!

By Fortunus G

Mar 26, 2021

Great introduction!

By Leonardo D

Dec 30, 2020

Excelente curso!!!

By David M

Oct 21, 2016

Ya'sher Koach!!!!

By Farzona M

Aug 1, 2020

я люблю Ислам

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Dec 25, 2017

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By mohamed g s a

Aug 5, 2020

good course

By Yohanan S

Apr 7, 2019

Excellent!

By Owen R

Dec 24, 2021

Good Job!

By David W

Dec 14, 2020

I enjoyed the course tremendously. However, since I am/was a complete novice to Talmud and the sometimes complex argumentation and thought processes (and I am certain I got only a smattering and a simple one at that), it was sometimes difficult to follow the videos of Prof. Barry Wimpfheimer. He spoke way too quickly and monotonously. No inflection. Also, the transcripts of the lectures are terrible. They are not at all accurate, and there are many, many spelling errors and much incorrect punctuation. It made a complex subject even harder to follow. On the other hand, the videos of (now) Dr. Sarah Wolf were exemplary. A true joy to listen to, and very clear in all respects. All in all, I enjoyed the course, but it needs polishing.

By Lisa C

May 27, 2020

This class is extremely informative...i came into it knowing absolutely nothing about The Talmud. I came out of this class with a better understand of what the Talmud has to say and how it is read...What i didnt know was ..the Talmud (complete) is just huge. I did pick up a little bit of Hebrew which i think is great. Im looking forward to purchasing a few chapters of Talmud and studying further. The only drawback of this class that keeps it from being 5 stars is the instructor has a fast speech rate ...he speaks very fast so youll be thankful for the pause and rewind feature. I think if he spoke at a slower rate there would likely be another entire unit added to the class.

By Nancy J G

Dec 16, 2020

I am a convert to Judaism and hungry for all the knowledge that I can find. The course was very good and the instructors more than capable. Maybe adding one really elementary video in the beginning for folks like me would be appreciated. Or, maybe other students are way ahead of my knowledge. The only other recommendation I would make regards the printed script that accompanies the videos. Wording is great. Punctuation dreadful, way beneath the level of the instructors and the course.

By Ross A

Oct 10, 2017

Generally the course was really good, and had some excellent materials, especially the glossary for each chapter and the readings. Although it is considered an introduction, sometimes there was assumed knowledge of Judaism and Jewish theology/history, which was a bit unfortunate. This could easily be fixed with possible "additional" materials to expand on the topics covered. Overall though, it was a course definitely worth taking

By Judith G

Jun 3, 2017

I wish the course had covered a bit more about the Talmud, and possibly another topic. The course may need to be a bit longer, though, to accomplish this. Otherwise it was a good beginning study on the Talmud. I appreciate the hard work both put into producing the videos. Thanks for the course.