Then and Now
Most research in the humanities does not require much in the way of funding. Time, a basic computer, and access to a good library are frequently all that it takes to produce amazing scholarship. Sometimes, though, more is required, or … [Continue reading] about A Graduate Student’s Guide to Grants and Fellowships (Humanities Edition)
For years, I have used “exit tickets” in most of my university classes. Usually, I hand out a 3X5 index card and ask them during the last five minutes of class time to write their name, the date, their major takeaway, and any lingering … [Continue reading] about Exit Tickets in an Age of AI
I am delighted to announce that my book, An Enchanted World: The Shared Religious Landscape in Late Antiquity, will be released in the United States on February 3. The U.K. release is March 31, and an Italian edition is in the works. You can … [Continue reading] about An Enchanted World: The Official Publication (and podcast links)
What does Jewish studies “look like”? This: Let me explain. Last year I set out to try to understand what we might mean by the academic field of “Jewish studies.” I had done some previous work on networks on citation analysis and so … [Continue reading] about What is Jewish Studies?
Everybody knows that according to the biblical story of Noah, it rained for forty days and forty nights (Genesis 7:12, 17). Less well-known is that the flood lasted for far longer. The biblical account relates that the flood began “in … [Continue reading] about The Calendar Before Chaos