Topic 1: Hebrew Bible Doctoral Seminar I. Hebrew 380C (Topic: Hebrew Bible Doctoral Seminar I) and Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 383 (Topic 1) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.

Topic 2: Hebrew Bible Doctoral Seminar II. HEB 380C (Topic: Hebrew Bible Doctoral Seminar II) and Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 383 (Topic 2) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.

Topic 3: Hebrew Bible Doctoral Seminar III. Only one of the following may be counted: Jewish Studies 383 (Topic: Hebrew Bible Doctoral Seminar III), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 383 (Topic: Hebrew Bible Doctoral Seminar III), 383 (Topic 3), Religious Studies 386H (Topic: Hebrew Bible Doctoral Seminar III). Additional prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

Topic 4: Hebrew Bible Doctoral Seminar IV. Only one of the following may be counted: Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 383 (Topic: Hebrew Bible Doctoral Seminar IV) 383 (Topic 4), Religious Studies 386H (Topic: Hebrew Bible Doctoral Seminar IV). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

Topic 5: Comparative Semitic Grammar. Examine Semitic languages including their phonology, morphology, and syntax. Only one of the following may be counted: Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 383 (Topic: Comparative Semitic Grammar), 383 (Topic 5), Linguistics 383 (Topic: Comparative Semitic Grammar), 383 (Topic 10), Hebrew 382C (Topic: Comparative Semitic Grammar).

Topic 6: Comparative Semitic Linguistics. Examine the Semitic languages and review the basic features of their phonology, morphology, and syntax. Only one of the following may be counted: Linguistics 383 (Topic 10), 383 (Topic 11), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 383 (Topic 5), 383 (Topic 6), 383 (Topic: Comparative Semitic Linguistics). Same as: LIN 383.11 Additional prerequisite: Students should have familiarity with at least two Semitic languages.

Topic 7: Art, Gender, and Religion in Late Antiquity. Examine the gendered experience of religion in Late Antiquity using the evidence of artistic record, with a primary focus on the Mediterranean world. Only one of the following may be counted: Art History 382 (Topic: Art/Gender Late Antiquity), 382R (Topic 1), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 383 (Topic 7), Middle Eastern Studies 386 (Topic: Art/Gender Late Antiquity), Religious Studies 387M (Topic: Art/Gender Late Antiquity), 387M (Topic 3). Same as: ARH 382R.1, R S 387M.3 Additional prerequisite: Consent of the graduate advisor.

Topic 8: Critical Problems in Second Temple Judaism. Examine the literature and material culture of Second Temple Judaism (circa 520 BCE to circa 135 CE) in dialogue with recent scholarship on Jews and Judaism in Persian, Hellenistic, and early Roman contexts. Only one of the following may be counted: Classical Civilization 383 (Topic: Crit Issues 2nd Temple Judaism), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 383 (Topic: Crit Issues 2nd Temple Judaism), 383 (Topic 8), Religious Studies 386M (Topic: Crit Issues 2nd Temple Judaism), 386M (Topic 3). Same as: R S 386M.3

Topic 9: Critical Problems in Judaism in Late Antiquity. Examine the literature and history of Judaism from the destruction of the Second Jewish Temple in 70 CE to the early Middle Ages, with a primary focus on classical Rabbinic Judaism as well as mystical and other writings beyond the canon. Only one of the following may be counted: Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 383 (Topic: Crit Issues Judaism Lt Antq), 383 (Topic 9), Religious Studies 386M (Topic: Crit Issues Judaism Lt Antq), 386M (Topic 4) Same as: R S 386M.4 Additional prerequisite: Consent of the graduate advisor.

Topic 10: Critical Problems in New Testament. Study foundational and emergent scholarly works and critical approaches in the study of Christian origins and the books of the New Testament in their ancient Jewish and Greco-Roman contexts. Only one of the following may be counted: Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 383 (Topic: Crit Issues in New Testament), 383 (Topic 10), Religious Studies 386M (Topic: Crit Issues in New Testament), 386M (Topic 5). Same as: R S 386M.5 Additional prerequisite: Consent of the graduate advisor.