Then and Now
BJS is a book series with a long and distinguished history, and I have the privilege of serving now as its Managing Editor. In addition to working on our publication list (we have recently published some terrific books, including Moshe Halbertal's … [Continue reading] about BJS Open Access Books
This semester I am teaching two new courses, "Antisemitism: A History" and "Introduction to Digital Humanities." Except, of course, I'm not anymore. Better: I'm paused. I'll pick the courses back up, online, in a bit over a week. The pause … [Continue reading] about Jews, Coronavirus, Digital Humanities, etc.
Almost since the beginning of my career I have been involved in projects that fall under the umbrella of what we call today, the "digital humanities," especially my project Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine. Only recently, though, I have I begun to … [Continue reading] about New Course: Introduction to Digital Humanities
Throughout my teaching career, I have dabbled with the topic of antisemitism. The closest that I came to tackling it head-on was one called "Judaism and Christianity in Conflict," which was more a survey of theological polemics. What happened in … [Continue reading] about Antisemitism: A History
For several years, I have included a historical simulation as the final exercise of my undergraduate class, "How the Bible Became Holy." This year I will do the same. The guidelines for the simulation are below. They are similar to previous … [Continue reading] about Canonizing the Bible: Historical Simulation