Then and Now
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Last Friday I delivered a plenary address at the NE regional SBL meeting in Newton, MA. Below is the text:Who Needs Theory? An Historian’s PolemicMichael SatlowI have to start with a confession: I hate plenary sessions. I’ve always disliked … [Continue reading] about
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On May 2-4, 2010, Brown will be hosting a conference entitled "The Gift in Antiquity." The purpose of this conference is to use the theoretical frame of the "gift" (especially as discussed by Marcel Mauss) as a way to explore a range of practices in … [Continue reading] about The Gift in Antiquity
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I have always been interested in how real people lived their lives; how they negotiated the quotidian demands and stresses that accompany all human societies. I like intellectual history, but one of the real joys of my job is seeing how ideas work … [Continue reading] about Jewish Time
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I hope that you have enjoyed this podcast series.As I explain in the last podcast episode, I did not set out to create this series in order to make money. I have enjoyed what I have learned throughout the process of making the series as well as … [Continue reading] about Please Consider a Contribution
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The Jerusalem Temple was destroyed in 70 CE, a moment that typically is said to mark in Jewish historiography the end of the "second temple period" and beginning of the "rabbinic period." But to what extent did things really change?In this episode, … [Continue reading] about From Israelite to Jew: 22: After the Destruction: A Beginning or and End?