Last month I discussed a role-playing exercise that I did with my class, "Judaism, Christianity, and the Bible," in which, at the very end of the course, I asked my students to recreate the Christian Bible. If all the interested … [Continue reading] about An Alternative Canon: Part II
Using Technology to Teach the Talmud
A short interview in which I discuss using different technologies to teach Talmud (in English) to undergraduates. I refer in the video to C-Map, which can be found here. … [Continue reading] about Using Technology to Teach the Talmud
Religion and Finance: Reflections
Yesterday I found some time to drop in on part of a conference on Finance in Religious Law. While unfortunately I was unable to attend to the entire conference, it seemed that much of it revolved around one particular issue: usury or the charging of … [Continue reading] about Religion and Finance: Reflections
An Alternative Canon: Part I
What if the Christian Bible emerged not from a long and murky process that involved the bishops, backed by imperial authorities, beating down challenges that they deemed "heretical" but in a kinder, gentler way? Say, a synod to which those very … [Continue reading] about An Alternative Canon: Part I
Project Note on Jewish Popular Piety
The ASOR Blog has published my note on my stay last year at the W. F. Albright Institute for Archaeological Research as the Seymour Gitin Distinguished Professor. It can be read here. Please excuse the picture. … [Continue reading] about Project Note on Jewish Popular Piety