Archive for January, 2020
Dr. Elledge Publishes a Book on Resurrection in the Bible
This past summer, Dr. Casey Elledge published Resurrection of the Dead in Early Judaism, 200 BCE – CE 200. Appearing with Oxford University Press, the book offers an interpretation of some of the earliest literature within Judaism that exhibits a confident hope in resurrection. The book not only aids in the study of early Jewish […]
Dr. Couey Publishes an Edited Volume on the Poetry of the Hebrew Bible
Dr. Blake Couey and his colleague Dr. Elaine T. James of Princeton Theological Seminary published an edited volume entitled Biblical Poetry and the Art of Close Reading. Appearing in August 2018 with Cambridge University Press, the volume explores the aesthetic dimensions of biblical poetry, offering close readings of poems across the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. Composed […]
Dr. Kessler Presents a Paper in Heidelberg
This past June, Dr. Samuel J Kessler presented a paper at a conference in Heidelberg, Germany. The gathering, “Grey Areas: Two Centuries of Wissenschaft des Judentums,” celebrated the bicentennial of the academic study of Judaism, and featured a keynote address by the Mr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of the Federal Republic of Germany. Dr. Kessler […]