Gospel of Rabbula via Wikimedia Commons
Gospel of Rabbula via Wikimedia Commons
James Walters argues that "Aphrahat articulates an uncompromising vision of Christian identity, dependent upon yet distinct from its Jewish roots."
Read MoreDavid Hendin from the American Nusimatic Society describes the coins minted during the Jewish War.
Read MoreCrucifixion and Death as Spectacle argues that "the crucifixion that happened in the Umayyad era was undergirded by meaningful Islamic ideas that nevertheless had important precedents in late antiquity."
Read MoreDura Europas Synagogue | Marsyas CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Dura Europas Synagogue | Marsyas CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
"The dissertation argues that rabbis in Babylonia developed closer relationships with ordinary Jews over the course of the rabbinic period."
Read MoreQumran Mikveh by Teqoah CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Qumran Mikveh by Teqoah CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Carmen Palmer argues that the Qumran movement includes Gentile converts to Judaism by means of mutable ethnicity.
Read MoreArchaeology, Museums, Conferences! Find out how to contribute to AJR.
Read MoreCity of Demons "explores how demonically embattled cityscapes in the late Roman world were creatively structured and restructured by Christian ecclesiastical leaders."
Read MoreMiss Auras, The Red Book (1907). John Lavery [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Miss Auras, The Red Book (1907). John Lavery [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Dr. Elizabeth Clark and Dr. Tal Ilan share a book that was an "unexpected influence" upon their academic work.
Read MoreDr. Michael Peppard describes the memory of David as anointed victor in the church at Dura-Europos.
Read MoreThe Ancient Jew Review interviewed Dr. John Ma of Columbia University about inscriptions and the accounts of the Maccabees.
Read MorePersonification of Spring, Zippori Synagogue, 5th cent
Personification of Spring, Zippori Synagogue, 5th cent
Dr. Alyssa Gray reports on the Feminist Commentary on the Babylonian Talmud panel from SBL's 2015 Annual Meeting.
Read MoreSmoak argues that in writing the Priestly Blessing in the literary space of the book of Numbers, the authors – likely priests – found a novel way to solidify their ritual authority in blessing Israel.
Read MoreNeis’s book stands as a corrective to a long tradition that has assumed “a Jewish resistance to, or even incapacity for, vision” (p. 1).
Read MoreJacob's Ladder
Jacob's Ladder
Dr. Chris Jones reflects on AJR's recent canon forum and its implications for the classroom.
Read MoreThe Ancient Jew Review interviews Dr. Sylvie Honigman.
Read MoreMartyrdom of Perpetua, Felicity, Revocatus, Saturninus, and Secundulus from the Menologion of Basil II.
Martyrdom of Perpetua, Felicity, Revocatus, Saturninus, and Secundulus from the Menologion of Basil II.
Dr. Elizabeth Castelli reflects on a culture of violence.
Read MoreNiobe at Hierapolis
Niobe at Hierapolis
Dr. Laura Nasrallah reflects on the binary between representation and real in her reading of Bia in Antiquity.
Read MorePharaoh's army engulfed in the Red Sea
Pharaoh's army engulfed in the Red Sea
Dr. Shira Lander reflects on the history of the Violence and Representations of Violence Section and the significance of 9/11.
Read MoreZen Chapel, San Marco, 13th C. “Martyrdom of St. Mark”
Zen Chapel, San Marco, 13th C. “Martyrdom of St. Mark”
Dr. David Frankfurter suggests we show greater attention to the phenomenology of religious violence.
Read MoreDr. Shelly Matthews describes the development of the section, as well as the impact it has had upon her work on Stephen's martyrdom.
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