Identities and Borders in Ancient Judaism

Session Submission Type: Panel Session

Abstract

The presentations explore different ways in which Ancient Jewish sources defined and delimited the borders of Jewish identity and practice.

Sub Unit

• Jewish History and Culture in Antiquity

Chair

• Stephanie Idy, Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies at Yeshiva University

Individual Presentations

• Ancient Babylonian Religion in Jewish Babylonian Life of Late Antiquity: Continuities and Transformations - David Danzig, New York University, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World

• "Jacob of Kfar Neburaya went to Tyre...": The Limits of Social Authority at the Edge of the Sea. - Andrew Higginbotham, Ivy Tech Community College

• Narratives, Rituals, and Laws of Chanukah in Rabbinic Literature - Matthew Kraus, University of Cincinnati

Zoom Host

• Zoom Host 01