Second Temple Literature
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Recent papers in Second Temple Literature
An outline of Second Temple literature from the early post-exilic period through to the literature produced in the immediate aftermath of the destruction of the Second Temple.
This is an expanded and restructured presentation.
This is an expanded and restructured presentation.
A lo largo de su historia el Imperio romano tuvo que hacer frente a numerosas revueltas, debido al enorme territorio que controlaba. De entre los pueblos que las protagonizaron, los hebreos se contaban entre los que con mayor insistencia... more
Presented as part of the Oxford-Princeton Colloquium 2017, "Acculturation and the Ancient Historian: Challenges and Prospects," at the Ioannou Centre for Classical and Byzantine Studies, 66 St. Giles, Oxford.
Archaeology is indispensable for understanding the genesis and development of halakhah, Jewish ritual law, and the impact of its observance on the functioning of ancient Jewish societies. Using examples from my own work over the past few... more
Book Review: Russell Hobson, Transforming Literature into Scripture: Texts as Cult Objects at Nineveh and Qumran. (Sheffield: Equinox, 2012), Vetus Testamentum. 66/1 (2016): 167-168.
In Separating Abram and Lot: The Narrative Role and Early Reception of Genesis 13, Dan Rickett presents a fresh analysis of two of Genesis’ most important characters. Many have understood Lot as Abram’s potential heir and as an ethical... more