First Impressions #44: Ranen Omer-Sherman
Dave Krueger talks with Ranen Omer-Sherman about his new book Imagining the Kibbutz: Visions of Utopia in Literature and Film. Omer-Sherman is the
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Judaism
Directions in the Study of Religion: Nathan Abrams
Kristian Petersen talks with Nathan Abrams, Professor at Bangor University and member of the Advisory Board of MRB, about Jews, Jewishness, and Judaism in
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How to Read the Bible and Still be a Christian by John Dominic Crossan
An excerpt from John Dominic Crossan’s latest book. [Excerpted from How to Read the Bible and Still be a Christian by John Dominic Crossan, published
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Questioning Categories and Shifting Paradigms in the Study of Second Temple Judaism and Christian Origins – By Simon J. Joseph
Simon J. Joseph on George W. E. Nickelsburg and James C. VanderKam’s 1 Enoch 2 There is power in naming things. Too often,
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N.T. Wright and the Lutheran-ness of Paul – By Douglas A. Campbell
Douglas A. Campbell on N.T. Wright’s Paul and the Faithfulness of God N.T. Wright’s Paul and the Faithfulness of God is the climactic study
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Coffee Table Talk with Charlotte Hempel
In this interview with MRB’s editor-in-chief Timothy Michael Law, Charlotte Hempel discusses how she began her career of study in the Dead Sea Scrolls, where
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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 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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Jon D. Levenson Talks to Charles Halton about Abrahamic Religions
Which Abrahamic tradition? Jon Levenson’s Inheriting Abraham Abrahamic religions. We’ve all heard the phrase and many of us use it. It implies a
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