Doctor of Hebrew Literature

Admission Requirements

For admissions, see The Graduate School.

Degree Requirements

Courses
In addition to courses required of all students in The Graduate School, thirty graduate credits beyond the MA are required, including at least three credits in an advanced text course in Midrash and three credits in an advanced text course in Talmud. Students who have not received a master's degree in Ancient Judaism may be required to complete additional courses as prerequisite work. All course selections will be determined in consultation with the advisor.

Comprehensive Examination
Upon satisfactory completion of all course work, students must take an oral or written exam on both the political and social history of the Jews of antiquity and the intellectual and religious history of ancient Judaism. The examination will be divided into two parts: one covering roughly the Persian and Greco-Roman periods, and the second covering the Roman, Iranian and early Byzantine periods. Reading lists will be prepared in consultation with the advisor.

Dissertation
A book-length dissertation that makes a contribution to the study of the Jews and Judaism in antiquity.