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...
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Postcolonial Studies analyzes the identity of the subjugated other and has become increasingly popular in the study of ancient Judaism.
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The 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 MoreWhat's in a Name? The Great Nomenclature Debate
When 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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