Then and Now
For a while I've been interested in how Paul and Josephus, and people like them, would have learned Scripture. When and how would they have learned to read Hebrew and Greek, particularly at the level required to engage the Tanakh? How well did they … [Continue reading] about Paul’s Scriptures
I am delighted to announce the publication of the book Strength to Strength: Essays in Honor of Shaye J. D. Cohen, which I had the pleasure of editing. At over 700 pages, it contains 39 original essays by many of the leading scholars in the field. … [Continue reading] about Strength to Strength: Essays in Honor of Shaye J. D. Cohen
I am preparing to teach my first online course during Brown's Wintersession, beginning this December. It is a version of a course I have taught (and will teach again) to undergraduates, called "Judaism, Christianity, Islam." Preparing this course - … [Continue reading] about Online Course: “Judaism, Christianity, Islam”
This semester I am teaching my "Great Jewish Books" class again. It is targeted for undergraduates and meant to introduce them to the general shape of the "Judaic conversation" while having them wrestle with categories such as Jewish literature. By … [Continue reading] about Great Jewish Books, Again
I am delighted to announce the publication of my (edited) volume, Judaism and the Economy: A Sourcebook. Here's the publisher's description: Judaism and the Economy is an edited collection of sixty-nine Jewish texts relating to economic issues … [Continue reading] about Judaism and the Economy: A Sourcebook