The Bust of Flavius Josephus (but not actually Josephus).
The Bust of Flavius Josephus (but not actually Josephus).
There is good news and bad news for the state of Josephan studies.
Read MoreA Saturnalia celebration.
A Saturnalia celebration.
At first glance, Carpocrates looks like an unremarkable character in the history of ancient Judaism and early Christianity.
Read MoreWoodcut illustration of the story of Paulina and Decius Mundus from Josephus's Jewish Antiquities from aGerman translation by Heinrich Steinhöwel of Giovanni Boccaccio's De mulieribus claris, printed by Johannes Zainer at Ulm ca. 1474.
Woodcut illustration of the story of Paulina and Decius Mundus from Josephus's Jewish Antiquities from aGerman translation by Heinrich Steinhöwel of Giovanni Boccaccio's De mulieribus claris, printed by Johannes Zainer at Ulm ca. 1474.
My book compares Josephus’ Jewish War and Jewish Antiquities with the work of other historians in antiquity.
Read MoreA brief review of the original aims of the unit prompted several questions for me: how much have the sessions addressed these questions? what has not been addressed? what else has been addressed? and with what results?
Read MoreMarc Chagall's Mystical Crucifixion
Marc Chagall's Mystical Crucifixion
The Toledot Yeshu, which ridicules Jesus’ birth, miracles, and death, sheds light on another Jewish response to the threat and allure of Christianity.
Read MoreJewish Dance" by Alexandr Onishenko, 1999
Jewish Dance" by Alexandr Onishenko, 1999
What are the "relations" in early Jewish Christian relations? The term "relations" is neutral enough to encompass a variety of relationships, from enemy to friend to anywhere in between.
Read MoreIn my comments today, I would like to offer my reflections on three trends I perceive in the study of early Jewish/Christian relations, both here at the SBL and more broadly.
Read MoreMuch has changed since 1989: our understanding of when, how, and why Christianity emerged from early Judaism has been shaken – “destabilized” is the post-modern term that comes to mind.
Read MoreMarc Chagall, The Yellow Crucifixion
Marc Chagall, The Yellow Crucifixion
Twenty-five years ago I was a fresh eager newly minted Ph.D. who had recently completed a dissertation on an aspect of Jewish/Christian relations in the first two centuries CE.
Read MoreIn 1989, the first session of the "consultation" on Early Jewish/Christian Relations met at the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature in Anaheim, California.
Read MoreSolomon Alexander Hart, The Feast of the Rejoicing of the Law at the Synagogue in Leghorn, Italy
Solomon Alexander Hart, The Feast of the Rejoicing of the Law at the Synagogue in Leghorn, Italy
A recent Journal of Biblical Literature forum on the state of source criticism of the Pentateuch has produced the beginnings of an important conversation about methodology...
Read MoreAlexander and Bucephalus at the battle of Issus
Alexander and Bucephalus at the battle of Issus
Postcolonial Studies analyzes the identity of the subjugated other and has become increasingly popular in the study of ancient Judaism.
Read MoreThe Bavli student who also keeps one eye on the Yerushalmi, studying a tractate in both Talmuds, is aware of something else: the two Talmuds’ treatments of the same mishnah...
Read MoreWhen we, three overly opinionated young scholars, sat down to brainstorm about a new exciting web platform, the last thing we thought we would get stuck on was what to call it.
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