Krista Dalton
@kristadalton.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Religious and Jewish Studies at Kenyon College.
Author of How the Rabbis Became Experts (Princeton, 2025).
Co Editor-in-Chief http://ancientjewreview.com.
Series co-editor Theoria with Fordham UP: https://fordhampress.com/theoria.
Author of How the Rabbis Became Experts (Princeton, 2025).
Co Editor-in-Chief http://ancientjewreview.com.
Series co-editor Theoria with Fordham UP: https://fordhampress.com/theoria.
I am pleased to announce that John Penniman, Emanuel Fiano, and I are launching a new book series for the study of religion in late antiquity with Fordham University Press. If you have a book-in-progress looking for a home, please reach out to discuss your project!
fordhampress.com/theoria
fordhampress.com/theoria
November 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I am pleased to announce that John Penniman, Emanuel Fiano, and I are launching a new book series for the study of religion in late antiquity with Fordham University Press. If you have a book-in-progress looking for a home, please reach out to discuss your project!
fordhampress.com/theoria
fordhampress.com/theoria
Are you planning your SBL 2025 schedule? Check out the lineup of panels from the Rabbinic Literature and Culture section.
November 11, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Are you planning your SBL 2025 schedule? Check out the lineup of panels from the Rabbinic Literature and Culture section.
It's officially publication day!
Mirah is helping me promote the book since she has served as editorial assistant from birth. If you plan to acquire a copy, use code P327 for 30% off princetonupress.bsky.social. press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Mirah is helping me promote the book since she has served as editorial assistant from birth. If you plan to acquire a copy, use code P327 for 30% off princetonupress.bsky.social. press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
April 22, 2025 at 12:15 PM
It's officially publication day!
Mirah is helping me promote the book since she has served as editorial assistant from birth. If you plan to acquire a copy, use code P327 for 30% off princetonupress.bsky.social. press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Mirah is helping me promote the book since she has served as editorial assistant from birth. If you plan to acquire a copy, use code P327 for 30% off princetonupress.bsky.social. press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Tomorrow is the last day to submit a proposal for this year's annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature. Consider submitting to our open call for the *newly renamed* program unit, Rabbinic Literature and Culture.
March 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Tomorrow is the last day to submit a proposal for this year's annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature. Consider submitting to our open call for the *newly renamed* program unit, Rabbinic Literature and Culture.
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last tv show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?
January 6, 2025 at 12:38 AM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last tv show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?
AJS is coming up next week! Swing by this Tuesday session featuring papers engaging the recent book by Simcha Gross, Babylonian Jews and Sasanian Imperialism in Late Antiquity. Zoom room 06.
December 10, 2024 at 6:29 PM
AJS is coming up next week! Swing by this Tuesday session featuring papers engaging the recent book by Simcha Gross, Babylonian Jews and Sasanian Imperialism in Late Antiquity. Zoom room 06.
The fantastic Noam Sienna visited Kenyon College for "Book History" week and taught students about material features of Jewish Books through a millennium. Students caught the manuscript bug!
December 6, 2024 at 1:13 AM
The fantastic Noam Sienna visited Kenyon College for "Book History" week and taught students about material features of Jewish Books through a millennium. Students caught the manuscript bug!
Today I learned that buried in the Kenyon Special Collections is one of a pair of tefillin owned by Bishop Philander Chase (1775-1852), the founder of Kenyon. The archival note suggests it was gifted from someone else who traveled and purchased from Jerusalem. Early 19th cent Christian tourism!
December 4, 2024 at 12:07 AM
Today I learned that buried in the Kenyon Special Collections is one of a pair of tefillin owned by Bishop Philander Chase (1775-1852), the founder of Kenyon. The archival note suggests it was gifted from someone else who traveled and purchased from Jerusalem. Early 19th cent Christian tourism!
She lives as proofs at @princetonupress.bsky.social's booth #sblaar24. Please appreciate these gorgeous figs with me. Officially out in April.
November 24, 2024 at 11:52 AM
She lives as proofs at @princetonupress.bsky.social's booth #sblaar24. Please appreciate these gorgeous figs with me. Officially out in April.
Set your alarms! You will not want to miss this panel on Neis's new book, When a Human Gives Birth to a Raven. Sunday at 9am. #sblaar24
November 24, 2024 at 6:48 AM
Set your alarms! You will not want to miss this panel on Neis's new book, When a Human Gives Birth to a Raven. Sunday at 9am. #sblaar24
Another prearranged panel sponsored by the History and Literature of Early Rabbinic Judaism program unit that is going to be fantastic! #sblaar24
November 19, 2024 at 3:38 PM
Another prearranged panel sponsored by the History and Literature of Early Rabbinic Judaism program unit that is going to be fantastic! #sblaar24
I'm honored to share that my forthcoming book How the Rabbis Became Experts (PrincetonUPress, 2025) won a Jordan Schnitzer First book award to help pay for production costs. Much thanks to AJS and Jordan Schnitzer for the honor!
November 7, 2024 at 8:19 PM
I'm honored to share that my forthcoming book How the Rabbis Became Experts (PrincetonUPress, 2025) won a Jordan Schnitzer First book award to help pay for production costs. Much thanks to AJS and Jordan Schnitzer for the honor!
It's time to share the Society of Biblical Literature panels that I'm excited to participate in this year. First up, the History and Literature of Early Rabbinic Judaism unit is hosting a conversation about the use of rabbinic literature to study early Christianity.
November 7, 2024 at 6:53 PM
It's time to share the Society of Biblical Literature panels that I'm excited to participate in this year. First up, the History and Literature of Early Rabbinic Judaism unit is hosting a conversation about the use of rabbinic literature to study early Christianity.
It's the time of year for SBL abstract submissions! The History and Literature of Early Rabbinic Judaism program unit welcomes all papers related to ancient Jews and their neighbors.
February 29, 2024 at 1:49 PM
It's the time of year for SBL abstract submissions! The History and Literature of Early Rabbinic Judaism program unit welcomes all papers related to ancient Jews and their neighbors.
Highlights of AJS: phenomenal papers, new friends, an impromptu SF MOMA visit, and a roommate who brought homemade pastry (shout out @danielpicus.bsky.social).
December 20, 2023 at 1:22 PM
Highlights of AJS: phenomenal papers, new friends, an impromptu SF MOMA visit, and a roommate who brought homemade pastry (shout out @danielpicus.bsky.social).
Do I get to keep my degree now?
October 8, 2023 at 11:27 PM
Do I get to keep my degree now?
I'm excited to use the introduction and selections of this volume to teach midrash in my intro Judaism course.
August 24, 2023 at 7:15 PM
I'm excited to use the introduction and selections of this volume to teach midrash in my intro Judaism course.
Sharing my AI syllabus statement as it currently stands.
August 1, 2023 at 4:52 PM
Sharing my AI syllabus statement as it currently stands.
This recent read has stayed with me. About unconventional families, gender roles, and...dragons.
July 25, 2023 at 4:20 PM
This recent read has stayed with me. About unconventional families, gender roles, and...dragons.