Second Temple Judaism

2026

Mackie, Scott D. Philo of Alexandria’s Theology and Soteriology: Tensions, Ambiguities, and the Experience of God’s Goodness and Mercy. 30 Sept. 2026.

Knight-Messenger, Andrew. New Perspectives on Court Tales in the Hebrew Bible and Early Jewish Literature. July 2026.

Chilton, Bruce. The Troubled Memory of Rome’s Jewish Queen. Mar. 2026.

Goranson, Stephen. Did Philo Allude to Sadducees and Pharisees? Feb. 2026.

2025

Longacre, Drew. When Was the Psalter Compiled? Sept. 2025.

Trotter, Christine R. Consolatory Rhetoric in Hellenistic Judaism. May 2025.

Davila, James. The Descent of Heavenly Beings to Earth from the Book of Giants. Apr. 2025.

2024

Hezser, Catherine. Why It Is Necessary to Integrate Rabbinic Scholarship Into the Study of Late Antique Intellectual Culture. Nov. 2024.

Abraham, Kathleen. Hebrew Names in Babylonian Garb. Sept. 2024.

Schwartz, Daniel R. Modern Scholarship on 1–2 Maccabees in Its Historical Context: Three Episodes. Aug. 2024.

Adler, Yonatan. Were the Biblical Authors “Elites”? July 2024.

Scales, Joseph. Spaces of Ancient Galilee: How Judaism Created Galilee and Galilee Created Judaism in the Time of the Hasmoneans. May 2024.

2021

Chilton, Bruce. Herod, His Progeny, and the Cutting Edge of Power. July 2021.

2020

Gore-Jones, Lydia. Religious Innovation and Sacred Scriptures in 4 Ezra and 2 Baruch. Nov. 2020.

Adams, Sean A. Jewish-Greek Literature in the Hellenistic and Roman Eras: Some Findings from a Study of Genre. Oct. 2020.

Lewis, Theodore J. The Fascination, Challenges, and Joys of Being a Historian of Ancient Israelite Religion. Aug. 2020.

Gordon, Benjamin D. The Agrarian Priesthood of Second Temple Judaism. Aug. 2020.

Rosenfeld, Ben-Zion, and Haim Perlmutter. Middle Groups in Jewish Roman Galilee and Jesus and His Disciples’ Social Location: New Insights. June 2020.

Sigvartsen, Jan A. Afterlife and Resurrection Beliefs in the Second Temple Period. Jan. 2020.

2019

M. Silverman, Jason. Judaean Elite Encounters With the Fledgling Persian Empire: The Evidence of Second Isaiah and First Zechariah. Oct. 2019.

Penwell, Stewart. Josephus on Samaritan Origins. Oct. 2019.

Ryan, Scott C. God in Conflict: Images of the Divine Warrior in Ancient Jewish and Early Christian Texts . Oct. 2019.

Zias, Joe. Masada, the Human Remains: An Anthropological Critique. July 2019.

Häusl, Maria. Israel’s Identity and Forces of Group Cohesion in the Postexilic Period. May 2019.

Janzen, David. Trauma and the Failure of Narrative in Lamentations. Mar. 2019.

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