Yonatan Adler
@yonatan.bsky.social
Archaeology and Early Judaism
Associate Professor
@arieluniversity
Author of:
The Origins of Judaism (Yale 2022)
Between Yahwism and Judaism (Cambridge 2025)
Associate Professor
@arieluniversity
Author of:
The Origins of Judaism (Yale 2022)
Between Yahwism and Judaism (Cambridge 2025)
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Yonatan Adler
@yonatan.bsky.social
· Aug 7
𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗬𝗮𝗵𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗝𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗺:
Judean Cult and Culture during the Early Hellenistic Period (332–175 BCE)
Expected online publication date: October 9th.
cambridge.org/core/element...
Judean Cult and Culture during the Early Hellenistic Period (332–175 BCE)
Expected online publication date: October 9th.
cambridge.org/core/element...
Alex Tseitlin just stopped by for a lovely conversation on when Jews began to identify as "Israel".
The interview will appear soon on his Kedem Channel, over at YouTube.
Stay tuned!
The interview will appear soon on his Kedem Channel, over at YouTube.
Stay tuned!
November 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Alex Tseitlin just stopped by for a lovely conversation on when Jews began to identify as "Israel".
The interview will appear soon on his Kedem Channel, over at YouTube.
Stay tuned!
The interview will appear soon on his Kedem Channel, over at YouTube.
Stay tuned!
Adriano Virgili has just published on his blog (in Italian) an excellent review of my new book, Between Yahwism and Judaism.
He does a superb job distilling the main themes and arguments into a clear and thoughtful summary. It’s the first review to appear, and I was truly delighted to read it.
Link👇
He does a superb job distilling the main themes and arguments into a clear and thoughtful summary. It’s the first review to appear, and I was truly delighted to read it.
Link👇
November 8, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Adriano Virgili has just published on his blog (in Italian) an excellent review of my new book, Between Yahwism and Judaism.
He does a superb job distilling the main themes and arguments into a clear and thoughtful summary. It’s the first review to appear, and I was truly delighted to read it.
Link👇
He does a superb job distilling the main themes and arguments into a clear and thoughtful summary. It’s the first review to appear, and I was truly delighted to read it.
Link👇
Last chance to download my new book for free!
Offer ends on November 5.
Download it now, and read it later!👇
Offer ends on November 5.
Download it now, and read it later!👇
Free to download for two weeks only!
Starting today, you can download my new book:
Between Yahwism and Judaism: Judean Cult and Culture during the Early Hellenistic Period (332–175 BCE)
Download it now, and read it later.
Please share and spread the word!
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Starting today, you can download my new book:
Between Yahwism and Judaism: Judean Cult and Culture during the Early Hellenistic Period (332–175 BCE)
Download it now, and read it later.
Please share and spread the word!
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
November 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Last chance to download my new book for free!
Offer ends on November 5.
Download it now, and read it later!👇
Offer ends on November 5.
Download it now, and read it later!👇
Prof. Aren Maeir just published an excellent response to recent pieces in Haaretz by Ofri Ilany and Elon Gilad on when “Judaism” first emerged.
I had considered penning a response myself, but Prof. Maeir beat me to it.
Link in the first comment.
I had considered penning a response myself, but Prof. Maeir beat me to it.
Link in the first comment.
October 31, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Prof. Aren Maeir just published an excellent response to recent pieces in Haaretz by Ofri Ilany and Elon Gilad on when “Judaism” first emerged.
I had considered penning a response myself, but Prof. Maeir beat me to it.
Link in the first comment.
I had considered penning a response myself, but Prof. Maeir beat me to it.
Link in the first comment.
If you are in the area of Göttingen tomorrow, you are cordially invited to attend my public lecture, delivered as part of the annual “Julius-Wellhausen-Vorlesung” series.
The lecture is sponsored by the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony and by the University of Göttingen.
The lecture is sponsored by the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony and by the University of Göttingen.
October 28, 2025 at 7:28 AM
If you are in the area of Göttingen tomorrow, you are cordially invited to attend my public lecture, delivered as part of the annual “Julius-Wellhausen-Vorlesung” series.
The lecture is sponsored by the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony and by the University of Göttingen.
The lecture is sponsored by the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony and by the University of Göttingen.
The laws thought to have been given to the “children of Noah” seem to make an appearance in the New Testament.
Acts 15:23–29 cites a letter said to have been addressed by a council of apostles and elders of the Jewish Jesus-following community in Jerusalem to the...
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Acts 15:23–29 cites a letter said to have been addressed by a council of apostles and elders of the Jewish Jesus-following community in Jerusalem to the...
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October 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The laws thought to have been given to the “children of Noah” seem to make an appearance in the New Testament.
Acts 15:23–29 cites a letter said to have been addressed by a council of apostles and elders of the Jewish Jesus-following community in Jerusalem to the...
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Acts 15:23–29 cites a letter said to have been addressed by a council of apostles and elders of the Jewish Jesus-following community in Jerusalem to the...
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Folks... no need to buy the book!
You can download it for free until November 5th.
You can download it for free until November 5th.
October 24, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Folks... no need to buy the book!
You can download it for free until November 5th.
You can download it for free until November 5th.
My interview with Neal Sendlak, over at Gonstic Informant, is now on Youtube.
It was a really enjoyable discussion about my new book, Between Yahwism and Judaism.
Links to the video and to the book (free to download for a limited time!) in the first comment.
It was a really enjoyable discussion about my new book, Between Yahwism and Judaism.
Links to the video and to the book (free to download for a limited time!) in the first comment.
October 23, 2025 at 9:53 AM
My interview with Neal Sendlak, over at Gonstic Informant, is now on Youtube.
It was a really enjoyable discussion about my new book, Between Yahwism and Judaism.
Links to the video and to the book (free to download for a limited time!) in the first comment.
It was a really enjoyable discussion about my new book, Between Yahwism and Judaism.
Links to the video and to the book (free to download for a limited time!) in the first comment.
Free to download for two weeks only!
Starting today, you can download my new book:
Between Yahwism and Judaism: Judean Cult and Culture during the Early Hellenistic Period (332–175 BCE)
Download it now, and read it later.
Please share and spread the word!
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Starting today, you can download my new book:
Between Yahwism and Judaism: Judean Cult and Culture during the Early Hellenistic Period (332–175 BCE)
Download it now, and read it later.
Please share and spread the word!
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
October 22, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Free to download for two weeks only!
Starting today, you can download my new book:
Between Yahwism and Judaism: Judean Cult and Culture during the Early Hellenistic Period (332–175 BCE)
Download it now, and read it later.
Please share and spread the word!
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Starting today, you can download my new book:
Between Yahwism and Judaism: Judean Cult and Culture during the Early Hellenistic Period (332–175 BCE)
Download it now, and read it later.
Please share and spread the word!
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
One of the groups in the top five here is an outlier. Perhaps the problem is that it is comparing apples to oranges.
This poll highights how problematic it is to place "Jewish" under the category of "religious affiliation".
From:
pewresearch.org/religion/202...
This poll highights how problematic it is to place "Jewish" under the category of "religious affiliation".
From:
pewresearch.org/religion/202...
October 21, 2025 at 10:57 AM
One of the groups in the top five here is an outlier. Perhaps the problem is that it is comparing apples to oranges.
This poll highights how problematic it is to place "Jewish" under the category of "religious affiliation".
From:
pewresearch.org/religion/202...
This poll highights how problematic it is to place "Jewish" under the category of "religious affiliation".
From:
pewresearch.org/religion/202...
What event in the Hebrew Bible happened on a Tuesday?
Or a Monday?
Or a Wednesday?
There's nothing natural about the seven-day week.
The day comes from Earth’s rotation.
The month from the moon’s orbit.
The year from Earth’s path around the sun.
The week has no connection to any natural cycle.
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Or a Monday?
Or a Wednesday?
There's nothing natural about the seven-day week.
The day comes from Earth’s rotation.
The month from the moon’s orbit.
The year from Earth’s path around the sun.
The week has no connection to any natural cycle.
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October 17, 2025 at 11:15 AM
What event in the Hebrew Bible happened on a Tuesday?
Or a Monday?
Or a Wednesday?
There's nothing natural about the seven-day week.
The day comes from Earth’s rotation.
The month from the moon’s orbit.
The year from Earth’s path around the sun.
The week has no connection to any natural cycle.
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Or a Monday?
Or a Wednesday?
There's nothing natural about the seven-day week.
The day comes from Earth’s rotation.
The month from the moon’s orbit.
The year from Earth’s path around the sun.
The week has no connection to any natural cycle.
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Part I of the Marginalia Review of Books' symposium on my book, The Origins of Judaism, has just gone online.
Future symposium contributors include Prof. Steve Mason (University of Groningen) and Dr. Gad Barnea (Haifa University).
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Future symposium contributors include Prof. Steve Mason (University of Groningen) and Dr. Gad Barnea (Haifa University).
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October 16, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Part I of the Marginalia Review of Books' symposium on my book, The Origins of Judaism, has just gone online.
Future symposium contributors include Prof. Steve Mason (University of Groningen) and Dr. Gad Barnea (Haifa University).
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Future symposium contributors include Prof. Steve Mason (University of Groningen) and Dr. Gad Barnea (Haifa University).
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In his autobiography, Josephus tells of a trip he made to Rome to redeem fellow Jewish priests who had been taken captive (Life 13–16).
He reports that the priests had not forgotten their “piety towards God”, and throughout their captivity supported themselves on figs and nuts.
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He reports that the priests had not forgotten their “piety towards God”, and throughout their captivity supported themselves on figs and nuts.
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October 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
In his autobiography, Josephus tells of a trip he made to Rome to redeem fellow Jewish priests who had been taken captive (Life 13–16).
He reports that the priests had not forgotten their “piety towards God”, and throughout their captivity supported themselves on figs and nuts.
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He reports that the priests had not forgotten their “piety towards God”, and throughout their captivity supported themselves on figs and nuts.
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“𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵𝘀 (סֻכּוֹת) 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺; 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝗵𝘂𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝘂𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝘀𝗿𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗼.” (Neh 8:17)
I was recently in an email debate with a well-known Israeli rabbi (whom I won’t name).
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I was recently in an email debate with a well-known Israeli rabbi (whom I won’t name).
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October 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
“𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵𝘀 (סֻכּוֹת) 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺; 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝗵𝘂𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝘂𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝘀𝗿𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗼.” (Neh 8:17)
I was recently in an email debate with a well-known Israeli rabbi (whom I won’t name).
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I was recently in an email debate with a well-known Israeli rabbi (whom I won’t name).
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“On the tenth day is the fast, which is carefully observed not only by the zealous for piety and holiness 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲. For all stand in awe, overcome by the sanctity of the day, and for the moment the worse vie with the better...
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September 30, 2025 at 10:59 AM
“On the tenth day is the fast, which is carefully observed not only by the zealous for piety and holiness 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲. For all stand in awe, overcome by the sanctity of the day, and for the moment the worse vie with the better...
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In a new project I am working on together with Asaf Timor, a scholar and professional ritual scribe (סופר סת"ם), we are preparing a set of tefillin using exclusively ancient methods and materials.
The work is based on research we’ve conducted in recent years on the Judean Desert tefillin...
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The work is based on research we’ve conducted in recent years on the Judean Desert tefillin...
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September 28, 2025 at 10:32 AM
In a new project I am working on together with Asaf Timor, a scholar and professional ritual scribe (סופר סת"ם), we are preparing a set of tefillin using exclusively ancient methods and materials.
The work is based on research we’ve conducted in recent years on the Judean Desert tefillin...
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The work is based on research we’ve conducted in recent years on the Judean Desert tefillin...
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Happy third of Tishrei to all who celebrate.
(Photo: Megillat Taanit with scholion; Sankt Paul im Lavanttal, Benediktinerstift, Cod. 39c/4, VDS)
(Photo: Megillat Taanit with scholion; Sankt Paul im Lavanttal, Benediktinerstift, Cod. 39c/4, VDS)
September 25, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Happy third of Tishrei to all who celebrate.
(Photo: Megillat Taanit with scholion; Sankt Paul im Lavanttal, Benediktinerstift, Cod. 39c/4, VDS)
(Photo: Megillat Taanit with scholion; Sankt Paul im Lavanttal, Benediktinerstift, Cod. 39c/4, VDS)
Tomorrow evening marks the start of the Jewish new year, the start of the Jewish (lunar) month of Tishrei, and—in the northern hemisphere—the autumnal equinox.
During the Late Roman and Byzantine periods, autumn was personified as a woman—as were winter, spring and summer.
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During the Late Roman and Byzantine periods, autumn was personified as a woman—as were winter, spring and summer.
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September 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Tomorrow evening marks the start of the Jewish new year, the start of the Jewish (lunar) month of Tishrei, and—in the northern hemisphere—the autumnal equinox.
During the Late Roman and Byzantine periods, autumn was personified as a woman—as were winter, spring and summer.
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During the Late Roman and Byzantine periods, autumn was personified as a woman—as were winter, spring and summer.
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[CL]AVDIA ASTER
[H]IEROSOLYMITANA
[CA]PTIVA
Claudia Aster, captive from Jerusalem.
Epitaph, late 1st century CE.
National Archaeological Museum, Naples
(She was 25 years old when she died. Her Jewish name—before being Latinized to Aster—was probably Esther).
[H]IEROSOLYMITANA
[CA]PTIVA
Claudia Aster, captive from Jerusalem.
Epitaph, late 1st century CE.
National Archaeological Museum, Naples
(She was 25 years old when she died. Her Jewish name—before being Latinized to Aster—was probably Esther).
September 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
[CL]AVDIA ASTER
[H]IEROSOLYMITANA
[CA]PTIVA
Claudia Aster, captive from Jerusalem.
Epitaph, late 1st century CE.
National Archaeological Museum, Naples
(She was 25 years old when she died. Her Jewish name—before being Latinized to Aster—was probably Esther).
[H]IEROSOLYMITANA
[CA]PTIVA
Claudia Aster, captive from Jerusalem.
Epitaph, late 1st century CE.
National Archaeological Museum, Naples
(She was 25 years old when she died. Her Jewish name—before being Latinized to Aster—was probably Esther).
𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗳 “𝗜𝘀𝗿𝗮𝗲𝗹”?
Famously, the Book of Esther never mentions the Jewish God.
But I am curious whether there have ever been any published discussions about something else which is clearly missing from Esther: the name “Israel”.
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Famously, the Book of Esther never mentions the Jewish God.
But I am curious whether there have ever been any published discussions about something else which is clearly missing from Esther: the name “Israel”.
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September 1, 2025 at 6:07 PM
𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗳 “𝗜𝘀𝗿𝗮𝗲𝗹”?
Famously, the Book of Esther never mentions the Jewish God.
But I am curious whether there have ever been any published discussions about something else which is clearly missing from Esther: the name “Israel”.
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Famously, the Book of Esther never mentions the Jewish God.
But I am curious whether there have ever been any published discussions about something else which is clearly missing from Esther: the name “Israel”.
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𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙙 𝙅𝙚𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙍𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝘽𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙨 𝙖𝙩 𝙉𝙚𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙧-𝙍𝙖𝙢𝙡𝙖 𝙌𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙮
A new book, hot off the press, by Alexander Melamed.
Free to download at:
arch.haifa.ac.il/2025/08/28/s...
A new book, hot off the press, by Alexander Melamed.
Free to download at:
arch.haifa.ac.il/2025/08/28/s...
August 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙙 𝙅𝙚𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙍𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝘽𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙨 𝙖𝙩 𝙉𝙚𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙧-𝙍𝙖𝙢𝙡𝙖 𝙌𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙮
A new book, hot off the press, by Alexander Melamed.
Free to download at:
arch.haifa.ac.il/2025/08/28/s...
A new book, hot off the press, by Alexander Melamed.
Free to download at:
arch.haifa.ac.il/2025/08/28/s...
"The Jewish Chalk-Vessel Industry in Galilee and the Golan"
My newest article has just been published in 'Atiqot, and is available for free (Open Access) at: publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol11...
(Photo: S. Magal; courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority)
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My newest article has just been published in 'Atiqot, and is available for free (Open Access) at: publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol11...
(Photo: S. Magal; courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority)
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August 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
"The Jewish Chalk-Vessel Industry in Galilee and the Golan"
My newest article has just been published in 'Atiqot, and is available for free (Open Access) at: publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol11...
(Photo: S. Magal; courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority)
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My newest article has just been published in 'Atiqot, and is available for free (Open Access) at: publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol11...
(Photo: S. Magal; courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority)
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𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗬𝗮𝗵𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗝𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗺:
Judean Cult and Culture during the Early Hellenistic Period (332–175 BCE)
Expected online publication date: October 9th.
cambridge.org/core/element...
Judean Cult and Culture during the Early Hellenistic Period (332–175 BCE)
Expected online publication date: October 9th.
cambridge.org/core/element...
August 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗬𝗮𝗵𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗝𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗺:
Judean Cult and Culture during the Early Hellenistic Period (332–175 BCE)
Expected online publication date: October 9th.
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Judean Cult and Culture during the Early Hellenistic Period (332–175 BCE)
Expected online publication date: October 9th.
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Today marks the 9th of Av, the traditional (rabbinic) date of the destruction of the Jerusalem temples in 586 BCE and 70 CE.
After 70 CE, Jews throughout the Roman Empire were forced to pay an annual “Jewish tax” (fiscus Iudaicus) of two denarii.
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After 70 CE, Jews throughout the Roman Empire were forced to pay an annual “Jewish tax” (fiscus Iudaicus) of two denarii.
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August 3, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Today marks the 9th of Av, the traditional (rabbinic) date of the destruction of the Jerusalem temples in 586 BCE and 70 CE.
After 70 CE, Jews throughout the Roman Empire were forced to pay an annual “Jewish tax” (fiscus Iudaicus) of two denarii.
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After 70 CE, Jews throughout the Roman Empire were forced to pay an annual “Jewish tax” (fiscus Iudaicus) of two denarii.
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“Ritual Purity in Daily Life after 70 CE: The Chalk Vessel Assemblage from Shuʿafat as a Test Case”.
Just discovered that this article of mine is now Open Access and can be downloaded free of charge! (Apparently the entire issue is Open Access).
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Just discovered that this article of mine is now Open Access and can be downloaded free of charge! (Apparently the entire issue is Open Access).
brill.com/view/journal...
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July 30, 2025 at 10:43 AM
“Ritual Purity in Daily Life after 70 CE: The Chalk Vessel Assemblage from Shuʿafat as a Test Case”.
Just discovered that this article of mine is now Open Access and can be downloaded free of charge! (Apparently the entire issue is Open Access).
brill.com/view/journal...
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Just discovered that this article of mine is now Open Access and can be downloaded free of charge! (Apparently the entire issue is Open Access).
brill.com/view/journal...
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