Rabbinics

• "The Distinction between Holy and Profane in Targum Onkelos" (Hebrew), Megadim 43 (2005), pp. 73–86.

by Nili Samet

Book Review: Food and Identity in Early Rabbinic Judaism by Jordan D. Rosenblum (Cambridge University Press, 2010)

by Julia Watts Belser

Published in the journal "Religion" (March 2012)

"The Agon with Moses and Homer: Rabbinic Midrash and the Second Sophistic", Homer and the Bible in the Eyes of Ancient Interpreters, ed. M. R. Niehoff (Leiden, Boston:Brill, 2012), 299-328

by Yair Furstenberg

In this paper I propose that the literary agon, which was deeply rooted in rhetorical education and in Homeric... more In this paper I propose that the literary agon, which was deeply rooted in rhetorical education and in Homeric literary activity of the Roman period, may serve as a useful category for understanding contemporaneous rabbinic midrash. Two literary expressions of this agon surface in contemporary literature. On the first level, writers from this period bluntly confront the ancients for their lack of knowledge regarding the texts they handed down and directly refute Homer or Moses as ignorant author-messenger. On the second level, as the sophist and sage adopt a competitive mode they check and revise the canonical text, subsequently offering a more appealing alternative

1 Thess 4.13-18 in Rabbinic Perspective

by Joel Baden

With Candida R. Moss. New Testament Studies 58 (2012): 199-212.

Jewish attitudes to the Roman empire

by Nicholas de Lange

A New Suggestion for the Reconstruction of 4Q370 1 2 and Its Implications for the Blessing of the Divine Name in the BIRKAT HAMMAZON (Grace after Meals)

by Alex Jassen

Dead Sea Discoveries: A Journal of Current Research on the Scrolls and Related Literature 17:1 (2010): 88–113.

Review of Green, Deborah A. and Laura S. Lieber (eds.), Scriptural Exegesis: The Shapes of Culture and the Religious Imagination, Essays in Honour of …

by William Tooman

“E la rugiada non scende più in benedizione …”. Immagini di salvezza nella Mishnah, in «Annali di Storia dell’Esegesi» 17/1 (2000), pp. 47-72.

by Cristiana Facchini

Salamandra and the Flames of Hell

by Reb Chaim HaQoton

Throughout Rabbinic literature—the Talmud and the Midrash—a mysterious creature known as the Salamandra is mentioned.... more Throughout Rabbinic literature—the Talmud and the Midrash—a mysterious creature known as the Salamandra is mentioned. This creature is also mentioned by various early philosophers and scientists. It is reported to have been created in fire and therefore have fire-resistant capabilities. Other sources attribute the origins of the Salamandra to witchcraft. This discrepancy is elaborated upon and several methods of resolution are presented. Nonetheless, all these mythological stories seem to contradict the reality where no such creature is found. This paper explores and reconciles the differences between various descriptions of the Salamandra’s origin and its role in rabbinic literature. Many Classic Rabbinic sources (from Medieval to contemporary) have been used throughout this work to illustrate the Salamandra’s significance in Jewish theology and laws of purity.

Demons of Change: The Transformational Role of the Antagonist in the Apocalypse of Abraham

by Andrei Orlov

"The Likeness of Heaven": The Kavod of Azazel in the Apocalypse of Abraham

by Andrei Orlov

'Without Measure and Without Analogy': The Tradition of the Divine Body In 2 (Slavonic) Enoch

by Andrei Orlov

The Pteromorphic Angelology of the Apocalypse of Abraham

by Andrei Orlov

Secrets of Creation in 2 (Slavonic) Enoch

by Andrei Orlov

Metatron as the Prince of the Presence

by Andrei Orlov

Metatron as the Mediator

by Andrei Orlov

Metatron as the Heavenly Priest and Celestial Choirmaster

by Andrei Orlov

Selected Bibliography on Transmission of Jewish Pseudepigrapha in Slavic Milieux

by Andrei Orlov

Metatron as the Prince of the World

by Andrei Orlov

The Pillar of the World: The Eschatological Role of the Seventh Antediluvian Hero in 2 (Slavonic) Enoch

by Andrei Orlov