Then and Now
For the last several years I have worked as a co-editor on The Routledge Encyclopedia of Ancient Mediterranean Religion, "the first comprehensive single-volume reference work offering authoritative coverage of ancient religions in the Mediterranean … [Continue reading] about The Routledge Encyclopedia of Ancient Mediterranean Religion
I recently gave an interview to "New Books in Jewish Studies." The interview (about 30 minutes) can be heard here. … [Continue reading] about Interview: How the Bible Became Holy
I am excited to be co-teaching a new course this semester with my colleague, Professor Susan Harvey. The course description of "Wealth: Religious Perspectives," is below: This course will survey religious approaches to the acquisition and use of … [Continue reading] about Wealth: Religious Perspectives
A bit over a month ago the Israel Antiquities Authority announced a stunning achievement: a burnt scroll found in excavations of the ancient synagogue of Ein Gedi in 1970 has been partially deciphered using micro-CT technology. It turns out to … [Continue reading] about The Ein Gedi Scroll: What We Could Potentially, Maybe Learn
Last year I taught an undergraduate class called "Great Jewish Books" and posted the syllabus here. The course, I thought, went very well. Nevertheless, since I am an inveterate tinkerer, I have tinkered with the syllabus for the upcoming … [Continue reading] about Great Jewish Books: Second Time Around