Then and Now
I have many friends who find the New York Times's coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to be "anti-Israel." By this, I think that they mean that given a (surprisingly large) number of possible narratives through which to present a news … [Continue reading] about There Was a Temple on the Temple Mount
I have written a short piece on how the book of Ben Sira (also known as Ecclesiasticus, which today is found in the Apocrypha) was pushed to the Jewish margins and on some recent attempts to bring it back into at least the fringes of Jewish … [Continue reading] about The Wisdom of Ben Sira: How Jewish?
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