Formative Years of Islamic History
Isabel Toral-Niehoff on Tobias Andersson The emergence of Arabic history-writing in early Islam is a complex phenomenon. On the one hand, it drew
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How Papal History Was Invented
Daniel Woolf on Stefan Bauer The papacy has survived heresy, schism, the Protestant Reformation, and internal challenges to papal authority—to say nothing of
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The Varieties of Memory: The Historiography of the German Reformation
Ute Lotz-Heumann on How Historians Grapple with the German Reformation Two (If Not More) Historiographies of the German Reformation The German Reformation has
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Asking Better Questions about Ancient Material Culture
Phillip Sherman talks with Erin Darby about ancient Judean pillar figurines. Professor Darby uses the example of Judean pillar figurines to examine methodological
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Locating Memory between Story and History – By Mark McEntire
Mark McEntire on Jacob L. Wright’s David, King of Israel, and Caleb in Biblical Memory The field of biblical studies has yet to escape
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Jew and Judean: A Forum on Politics and Historiography in the Translation of Ancient Texts
Have scholars erased the Jews from Antiquity? The Marginalia Review of Books aims to host conversations about serious books and important ideas. Taking advantage of the opportunities supplied
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The Different Tasks of Translators and Historians – By Daniel R. Schwartz
Daniel R. Schwartz in the Jew and Judean Forum The question whether we should use “Jew” or “Judean” when writing about antiquity should, I
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How We Choose to Write History
David Nirenberg responds to the Forum on Anti-Judaism We know that “books, too, have their fates,” but all too seldom is that fate
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