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Annette Yoshiko Reed & Shaul Magid on Boyarin’s Judaism At first sight, “Judaism” might seem like a word that hardly needs explaining. It
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When Jesus Was Jewish
Larry W. Hurtado on Paula Fredriksen’s When Christians Were Jews This latest book by Paula Fredriksen is aimed at a broad readership, and
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Decolonizing Philosophy: Samuel Loncar Interviews Carlos Fraenkel and Peter Adamson about Islam, Reason, and Religion
We think of philosophy today as an austere, secular, and narrowly academic enterprise. Because of its secularity and associations with atheism, many religious
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Magic and Science in Medieval Ashkenaz
Dana Fishkin reviews David Shyovitz’s A Remembrance of His Wonders The study of medieval Jewish history often yields examples of beliefs, practices, conventions or
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Does Jewish Logic Necessarily Lead to Israel?
Jacob Abolafia on the existential and political character of 20th-century American Jewish life O you youths, western youths, So impatient, full of action,
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Reading the Bible with Authority
Bruce Gordon on the problem of who says? Perhaps the most well-known aspect of the Reformation was how it made the Bible available in
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Edom Divided: Jews and the Reformation
Lars Fischer on Jewish views of the Reformation and Christian anti-Judaism “The Reformation” is really an umbrella term that covers a whole range
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The Protestant Reformation as a Metaphysical Revolution
Samuel Loncar on the intellectual revolution of the modern age Read as a PDF The Protestant Reformation, like any historical event, is a
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The Trial of the Talmud
Anti-Judaism and the Talmud in Medieval French Society The thirteenth century was a tumultuous time for the Jews of France. New regulations limited
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First Impressions #99: Aaron Hughes on the American Jewish Iconoclast, Jacob Neusner
Because of Jacob Neusner, the scholarly study of Judaism flourishes in secular universities, not just rabbinical schools. Kristian Petersen talks with Aaron W.
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