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
Beggar at the Banquet
At this year's Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting I will be presenting two papers. The first of these, entitled "Beggar at the Banquet," will be given in a joint session sponsored by the Meals in the Greco-Roman World Section and the … [Continue reading] about Beggar at the Banquet
Was Paul a Palestinian Jew?
In her review of How the Bible Became Holy in the Wall Street Journal, Sarah Ruden wrote: He tries to undercut, for instance, the well-founded consensus that Paul was a Diaspora Jew, from a family established in Tarsus (in modern-day Turkey), who … [Continue reading] about Was Paul a Palestinian Jew?
Another Review: H-Net
Another review of How the Bible Became Holy, this one by Ronald Hendel, was posted on H-Net and is available here. … [Continue reading] about Another Review: H-Net
Sibling Relationships among Jews in Antiquity
A new essay of mine just appeared: "What Does Love Have to Do with It? Sibling Relationships among Judean Jews in the First-Third Centuries CE," in Ehe-Familie-Gemeinde (eds. Dorothee Dettinger and Christof Landmesser), 103-16. Leipzig: Evangelische … [Continue reading] about Sibling Relationships among Jews in Antiquity