2nd century CE. from a villa at Tor Marancia via Wikimedia Commons.
2nd century CE. from a villa at Tor Marancia via Wikimedia Commons.
Dr. Gregg Gardner describes the tannaitic attention to the dignity of the poor, while insisting "The earliest rabbis were simply not as altruistic as many people today would like them to be."
Read MoreMosaic from the Great Palace in Constantinople by Byzantinischer Mosaizist des 5. Jahrhunderts - The Yorck Project: 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei.
Mosaic from the Great Palace in Constantinople by Byzantinischer Mosaizist des 5. Jahrhunderts - The Yorck Project: 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei.
Dr. Yael Wilfand surveys models of rabbinic charity and suggests that "at least some of the notions and practices mentioned in this corpus seem to have been accepted and engaged beyond rabbinic circles."
Read More"Memento Mori" Mosaic from Pompeii depicting the Wheel of Fortune in Naples National Archaeological Museum, Italy. CC
"Memento Mori" Mosaic from Pompeii depicting the Wheel of Fortune in Naples National Archaeological Museum, Italy. CC
Dr. Alyssa Gray reflects on her contributions to the field of rabbinic charity and urges scholars to "take rabbinic intertextuality and the creation of texts out of other texts very seriously."
Read MoreSaint Thecla and the Wild Beasts (ca. 5th century, Egypt)
Saint Thecla and the Wild Beasts (ca. 5th century, Egypt)
Since the 1980s, the story and figure of Thecla have featured in vibrant currents in scholarship. This new publication brings a fresh perspective to Thecla’s depiction in light of social expectations for women in the Greco-Roman world.
Read More"This project investigates the meaning and usage of a particular set of linguistically related Talmudic terms in order to show how and in what cultural context the Talmud began to take shape in the emerging scholastic centers of rabbinic learning in late Sassanian Babylonia."
Read MoreFriedrich Adolf Hornemann Lesender, Mönch, public domain.
Friedrich Adolf Hornemann Lesender, Mönch, public domain.
Dr. Todd Berzon tackles the ambiguity of identity and suggests "the use of identity operates to conceal analysis rather than illuminate it. The term is not simply under-explained (and under-theorized), but its imprecision hints at a more fundamental problem: identity usually means something else entirely."
Read MoreDr. Sarah Rollens turned a final paper assignment into a rhetorical exercise in canon formation.
Read MoreBailey Fryer, 2015.
Bailey Fryer, 2015.
Dr. Sarit Kattan Gribetz turned a course on creation into a creative pedagogy experience.
Read MoreWorkshop of Jörg Breu the Younger, via Wiki Commons
Workshop of Jörg Breu the Younger, via Wiki Commons
How does one recognize a canon? Francis Borchardt responds to the 2015 AJR Canon Forum.
Read MoreGospel 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.
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