Religious Studies, University of Amsterdam
Contact details
Bushuis/Oost-Indisch HuisRoom D 1.07B/C
Kloveniersburgwal 48
1012 CX Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 (0)20 525 2010
Email: secr-religiewetenschappen-fgw@uva.nl
https://www.uva.nl/en/discipline/religious-studies/religious-studies.html
Contact person
Prof. Dr. Jan W. van Henten
Email: J.W.vanHenten@uva.nl
Activites
Awards degrees in Jewish Studies as a sole or major componentBA Religious Studies (Religiewetenschappen): Includes Introduction to Judaism; Hebrew.
MA Religious Studies: Includes Biblical Studies; Religion and Violence.
MA Jewish Studies (Middle Eastern Studies): The one-year Master's programme Jewish Studies focuses on Jewish culture and intellectual life from antiquity to the present.
Offers courses in Jewish Studies
Provides supervision in Jewish studies for students working towards a research degree
Pursues academic research activities
Main research activities
Religious language; Second Temple Judaism; Hellenistic Jewish literature; Josephus' Antiquities; martyrdom among Jews and Christians.
There is a Jewish Studies library
Search scholars Search institutions Search scholars by subject areas