“Arab,” “Jew,” and Identity in Israel – By Samuel Thrope
Samuel Thrope on Shadow in Baghdad Shadow in Baghdad – Trailer from Zygote Films on Vimeo. In 1946, Baghdad was a Jewish town.
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A Tragedy of the Most Ironic Sort – By Todd Hasak-Lowy
Todd Hasak-Lowy on Ari Shavit’s My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel Every publishing season brings a new batch of titles dealing with
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Found in Translation – By John Hobbins
John Hobbins on Robert Alter’s translation with commentary of Joshua-2 Kings Robert Alter has been Englishing the Hebrew Bible to wide acclaim for
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The Golem and the Jinni: A Conversation with Helene Wecker
Phillip Sherman talks with Helene Wecker about incorporating Jewish and Muslim traditions into her debut novel, The Golem and the Jinni. PS: How
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The Hanukkah Dilemma – By Rachel Gordan
Rachel Gordan on Dianne Ashton’s Hanukkah in America: A History Dianne Ashton’s new history of Hanukkah in America had particular poignance this holiday season. Standing
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An Interview with Stephanie Paulsell
Stephanie Paulsell discusses experimental faith and the value of fiction for understanding religion Stephanie Paulsell is Houghton Professor of the Practice of Ministry Studies
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The Birth of Academic Biblical Studies – By Angela Roskop Erisman
Angela Roskop Erisman on Magne Sæbø, ed. Hebrew Bible/Old Testament: The History of its Interpretation, Volume III/1: The Nineteenth Century — a Century of Modernism
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Matthew’s Reaction to Mark’s Innovation – By Michael J. Kok
Michael J. Kok on J. Andrew Doole’s What was Mark for Matthew? If Matthew, Mark, and Luke were students handing in their Gospels as
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An Interview with Miroslav Volf
Miroslav Volf discusses the life worth living with Charles Halton Miroslav Volf is Henry B. Wright Professor of Systematic Theology at Yale and the
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Reading Ugaritic – By Ola Wikander
Ola Wikander on John Huehnergard’s An Introduction to Ugaritic The Ugaritic language, spoken and written on the coast of Syria during the Late Bronze Age,
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