Cultural Contradictions of the Nation State
Yehudah Mirsky on Alexander Kaye Alexander Kaye’s book stands at the confluence of three different scholarly traditions – the history of political thought
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Daniel Boyarin’s Judaism: A Forum
Forum Contents “Introduction: Marginalia Forum on Daniel Boyarin’s Judaism,” Annette Yoshiko Reed and Shaul Magid “Was the Word in the Beginning? On the
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Do Bible Scholars Need Theology?
Jon D. Levenson on Sommer’s Revelation and Authority: Sinai in Jewish Scripture and Tradition Before beginning my critique of Benjamin Sommer’s new book,
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Origin Stories: A Forum on the “Discovery” and Interpretation of First-Millennium Manuscripts.
Introduction – Jennifer Barry (University of Mary Washington) and Eva Mroczek (UC Davis) Cluster #1 Årstein Justnes (University of Agder, Norway) – Fragments for Sale:
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Origins Forum: Discovery and Interpretation of First-Millennium Manuscripts.
Jennifer Barry and Eva Mroczek on the Origins Forum The lure of new discovery is powerful, and some of the most celebrated finds
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Descending the Mountain: Questions after Sinai
Paul Mendes-Flohr reviews Revelation and Authority by Benjamin Sommer It is said that the Archbishop of Canterbury once approached the Chief Rabbi of
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Can We Separate Scripture and Tradition?
John C. Cavadini responds to Benjamin Sommer’s Revelation and Authority In his thoughtful, creative, and learned book, Revelation and Authority, Benjamin Sommers reflects
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After Revelation and Authority: Reflections from the Author
My reading of the Torah’s account of what happened at Mount Sinai in Exodus 19-20 and 24 forms the generative core of the
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When Faith Alone Is Lost
Alec Ryrie on belief and doubt in Reformation culture The philosopher Charles Taylor puts his finger on the question. “Why was it virtually
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Unintended Consequences: How the Reformation Expanded Theology
Christopher Ocker on how the Reformation changed theology It all began with propositions “for a disputation for the sake of disclosing the power
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