Concepts and Words – By Malcolm Lowe
Malcolm Lowe in the Jew and Judean Forum The contemporary debate over the use of “Judean” or “Jew” when translating ancient texts has its
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Essays
Ioudaios before and after “Religion” – By Annette Yoshiko Reed
Annette Yoshiko Reed in the Jew and Judean Forum When did the Greek term ioudaios come to mean “Jew”? The debate surrounding this question
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fergu(losta)son: mourning michael brown – By J. Kameron Carter
J. Kameron Carter performs a commentary in verse on Michael Brown and Ferguson fergu(losta)son: mourning michael brown broked up words, broked down flesh,
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Psmith’s Art of Cool: War and Zen in P.G. Wodehouse – By Ted Scheinman
Ted Scheinman on Psmith as philosophe and his spiritual calm Pelham Grenville Wodehouse committed his first act of civil disobedience in the nave
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The Presbyterians and I – By Shaye J.D. Cohen
Opinion: Shaye J.D. Cohen on the PCUSA divestment decision On June 20 of this year the Presbyterian Church (USA) voted to divest from
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Bastille Day in Beverly Hills: The Revolution, Televised – By Ted Scheinman
Ted Scheinman on Ernest & Celestine We were both light in the head from a five-mile hike that had verged on a vision
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July 4th and the 9/11 Museum in American Civil Religion – By Peter Gardella
Peter Gardella on July 4th and the values of American civil religion Approaching July 4th at this moment of widespread disillusionment with American politics,
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The Vanishing Jews of Antiquity – By Adele Reinhartz
How should one translate the Greek term ioudaios? As a young girl in 1950s and 60s Toronto, I attended the Workmen’s Circle Peretz School
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The Poetics of Tragedy – By Christopher Kempf
Christopher Kempf on Elliot Rodger, Seth Abramson, and Art’s Role in Tragedy At 5:34 a.m. on May 25, less than 36 hours after
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The Multiple Ideas of India: Narendra Modi and the Meaning of Indian Secularism – By Benjamin Siegel
Benjamin Siegel: Narendra Modi’s election as India’s sixteenth prime minister demonstrates how the celebrated “idea of India” has always been but one contingent
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