Introduction: Forum on Cynthia Baker, Jew
Shaul Magid and Annette Yoshiko Reed introduce Marginalia’s newest forum As Leopold Zunz once wrote, “Genuine scholarship is generative.” Good scholarship may teach
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Jews and Muslims in France: Rethinking a History of Conflict, Colonialism, and Coexistence – by Rachel Eva Schley
Rachel Schley on Ethan B. Katz’s The Burdens of Brotherhood For well over a decade there has been an active debate about the
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A Response to the Jew and Judean Forum – By Adele Reinhartz
Adele Reinhartz wraps up the Jew and Judean Forum I am grateful for these thoughtful responses to my essay on the ioudaioi, and
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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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An Invented Revolution – By Jonathan Klawans
Jonathan Klawans in the Jew and Judean Forum Many learned colleagues have written detailed analyses of these matters and I’ve been asked to explain my view.
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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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What a Difference a Translation Makes! An Ideological Analysis of the Ioudaios Debate – By James Crossley
James Crossley in the Jew and Judean Forum My own take on the recent debate over the translation of ioudaios into English as
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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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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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