e-TiM: Online Program
e-TiM: An Introduction to the Apocrypha

Part 1, Feb. 1, 11:00 am: The History of the Second Temple Period I

Part 2, Feb. 8, 11:00 am: The History of the Second Temple Period II

Part 3, Feb. 22, 11:00 am: Novellas: Judith, Greek Esther, Tobit

Part 4, Mar. 1, 11:00 am: Legends of Biblical Heroes: The Daniel Stories

Part 5, Mar. 8, 11:00 am: Historical Records and Historical "Records": 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees

Part 6, Mar. 15, 11:00 am: Wisdom Literature: Ben Sira and 4 Maccabees

Dates

February 1, 2021 March 15, 2021

Time

Mondays 11:00 AM EST

Location

Online

Topics

History, Jewish History

Class Audio

An Introduction to the Apocrypha (Part 1)

February 2, 2021

Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich

Program: e-TiM: An Introduction to the Apocrypha

An Introduction to the Apocrypha (Part 2)

February 8, 2021

Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich

Program: e-TiM: An Introduction to the Apocrypha

An Introduction to the Apocrypha (Part 3)

February 22, 2021

Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich

Program: e-TiM: An Introduction to the Apocrypha

An Introduction to the Apocrypha (Part 4)

March 5, 2021

Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich

Program: e-TiM: An Introduction to the Apocrypha

An Introduction to the Apocrypha (Part 5)

March 9, 2021

Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich

Program: e-TiM: An Introduction to the Apocrypha

An Introduction to the Apocrypha (Part 6)

March 15, 2021

Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich

Program: e-TiM: An Introduction to the Apocrypha

Class Video

An Introduction to the Apocrypha Part 1

February 1, 2021

Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich

Watch An Introduction to the Apocrypha (Part 1) || Dr. Malka Simkovich on YouTube.

An Introduction to the Apocrypha Part 2

March 8, 2021

Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich

Watch An Introduction to the Apocrypha (Part 2) || Dr. Malka Simkovich on YouTube.

An Introduction to the Apocrypha Part 3

March 22, 2021

Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich

Watch An Introduction to the Apocrypha (Part 3) || Dr. Malka Simkovich on YouTube.

An Introduction to the Apocrypha Part 4

April 1, 2021

Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich

Watch An Introduction to the Apocrypha (Part 4) || Dr. Malka Simkovich on YouTube.

An Introduction to the Apocrypha Part 5

April 8, 2021

Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich

Watch An Introduction to the Apocrypha (Part 5) || Dr. Malka Simkovich on YouTube.

An Introduction to the Apocrypha Part 6

April 15, 2021

Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich

Watch An Introduction to the Apocrypha (Part 6) || Dr. Malka Simkovich on YouTube.

Source Material

Sources: Part 1: Intro to the Apocrypha Syllabus (PDF)

Sources: Part 1: Introduction (PDF)

Sources: Part 2: History of the 2nd Temple Period II (PDF)

Sources: Part 3: Novellas (PDF)

Sources: Part 4: Daniel Stories (PDF)

Sources: Part 5: Historical Records and Historical "Records": 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees (PDF)

Sources: Part 6: Wisdom Literature: Ben Sira and 4 Maccabees (PDF)

Meet the speaker

Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich

Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich is the Crown-Ryan Chair of Jewish Studies and the director of the Catholic-Jewish Studies program at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. She is the author of The Making of Jewish Universalism: From Exile to Alexandria (2016), and Discovering Second Temple Literature: The Scriptures and Stories That Shaped Early Judaism (2018), which received the 2019 AJL Judaica Reference Honor Award. Simkovich’s articles have been published in the Harvard Theological Review and the Journal for the Study of Judaism, as well as on online forums…

Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich bio & resources