I am delighted to announce a conference that I am organizing on "Jewish Attitudes toward Wealth and Poverty." We are now in the "call for proposals" phase; please consider submitting a proposal and spread the word. A short description is below and … [Continue reading] about Conference Announcement: Jewish Attitudes Toward Wealth and Poverty
Interview: TLV1
When in Jerusalem recently I was interviewed for TLV1, an English-language internet radio station, about How the Bible Became Holy. The interview can be heard here, starting around minute 25. … [Continue reading] about Interview: TLV1
New PDFs
It is that time of year: CV updating, annual reports, and general housekeeping. Toward that end I just added two new PDF articles to my Research page. One is an article entitled "Jew or Judaean," and the other, "What Does Love Have to Do With It? … [Continue reading] about New PDFs
American Historical Association
I will be participating in a roundtable on "Jewish History/General History: Rethinking the Divide" at the Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association, Monday, January 5, 11 AM - 1 PM. In this paper I will reflect on historical turn in the … [Continue reading] about American Historical Association
Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine Presentation
This is an exciting time for the "Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine" project. This online project seeks to collect and make accessible all of the published inscriptions from the region from the Persian period through the early seventh century CE. We … [Continue reading] about Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine Presentation