Ancient Jew Review is thankful for our community of contributors and readers invested in learning about Jews and their neighbors in the ancient world. For the year of 2022, these are our ten most-read pieces:
Pharisees and Evangelical Preaching by Scot McKnight from the 2021 Society of Biblical Literatures’s forum on The Pharisees.
An Introduction to Toledot Yeshu by Mika Ahuvia, a piece from 2014 providing an entry into the Jewish medieval text.
Introducing the Hebrew Bible and the History of Ancient Israel by Andrew Tobolowsky, offering a short handout for classroom use.
Publication Preview | The Myth of the Twelve Tribes of Israel by Andrew Tobolowsky, a preview of his 2022 book.
Incantation Bowls and Embodied Knowledge by Krista Dalton, describing how to make Babylonian Aramaic incantation bowls in the classroom.
Editio Princeps: The 1523 Venice Edition of the Palestinian Talmud and the Beginning of Hebrew Printing by Yakov Z. Mayer, offering an english preview of his hebrew book published with Magnes Press in 2022.
Introduction to the Masorah | The Masorah of Biblia Hebraica Quinta (BHQ) by David Marcus, a short overview of the Masorah from the 2019 Society of Biblical Literature’s panel on the topic.
Do Rabbis Belong in Early Jewish Christian Relations? by Krista Dalton, remarks from a 2021 Society of Biblical Literature’s panel asking whether rabbinic literature has a place in the study of early Jewish Christian relations.
Book Note | Two Gods in Heaven: Jewish Concepts of God in Antiquity by Josiah Bisbee, a review of Peter Schäfer’s 2020 book.
The Study of Early Jewish Christian Relations: Then and Now A personal reflection by Adele Reinhartz, remarks from a 2021 Society of Biblical Literature’s panel about her career as a Jewish scholar of the New Testament.
Honorable Mention:
Augustine and “Thinking with” Jews: Rhetoric Pro- and Contra Iudaeos by Paula Fredriksen