Workshop of Jörg Breu the Younger, via Wiki Commons
How does one recognize a canon? Francis Borchardt responds to the 2015 AJR Canon Forum.
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Workshop of Jörg Breu the Younger, via Wiki Commons
Dissertation Spotlight | James Walters
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 MoreCoins of the Jewish War
David Hendin from the American Nusimatic Society describes the coins minted during the Jewish War.
Read MoreDissertation Spotlight | Jonathan Pomeranz
Dura 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 MoreDissertation Spotlight | Carmen Palmer
Qumran 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 MoreTraveling for the Summer? Contribute to AJR!
Archaeology, Museums, Conferences! Find out how to contribute to AJR.
Read MoreUnexpected Influences | Elizabeth A. Clark and Tal Ilan
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Miss 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 MoreDavid as Warrior at Dura-Europos
Dr. Michael Peppard describes the memory of David as anointed victor in the church at Dura-Europos.
Read MoreJohn Ma on the Maccabees
The Ancient Jew Review interviewed Dr. John Ma of Columbia University about inscriptions and the accounts of the Maccabees.
Read MoreThe Feminist Commentary on the Babylonian Talmud at SBL 2015
Personification 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 MoreIs there a Canon in this Class?
Jacob's Ladder
Jacob's Ladder
Dr. Chris Jones reflects on AJR's recent canon forum and its implications for the classroom.
Read MoreTales of High Priests and Taxes with Dr. Sylvie Honigman
The Ancient Jew Review interviews Dr. Sylvie Honigman.
Read MoreResearching and Responding to Violence, Ten Years On
Martyrdom 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 MoreWhat Violence Does: Representing Bia in Antiquity
Niobe at Hierapolis
Niobe at Hierapolis
Dr. Laura Nasrallah reflects on the binary between representation and real in her reading of Bia in Antiquity.
Read MoreReligious Violence in a Post-9/11 World
Pharaoh'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 More"Religious Violence:" A Phenomenology
Zen 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 MoreThe Genealogy of an SBL Section
Dr. Shelly Matthews describes the development of the section, as well as the impact it has had upon her work on Stephen's martyrdom.
Read MoreViolence and Representations of Violence Section at 10: Retrospect and Prospect
AJR is happy to host the Violence and Representations of Violence SBL section’s 10 Year Retrospective.
Read MoreTalmudic Stories, Then and Now: A Retrospective by Jeffrey Rubenstein
Realia and the Teacher’s Toolbox in the Postmodern New Testament Classroom
Richard Newton discusses incorporating realia into the college classroom.
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