Lawrence H. Schiffman Articles By Lawrence H. Schiffman
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Palestine in the Hellenistic Age
While the Seleucids and Ptolemies battled for control of Palestine, Hellenism--the synthesis of Greek and native Near Eastern cultures--took hold.
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Sea of Talmud II
How amoraic study sessions became the Gemaras.
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The Rise of Christianity
Nascent Christianity was one of several apocalyptic Jewish sects active during the Second Temple period.
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Palestine Under Persian Rule II
Politics from Artaxerxes to Zerubbabel
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Creating the Canon
The process and the product of the canonization of the Bible became the basis for a varied tradition of interpretation.
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Palestine Under Roman Rule
Judea becomes a Roman tributary.
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Philo Judaeus: Philosophical Pilgrim
Philo worked to reconcile Hellenism and the Hebrew Scriptures.
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How Jewish Christians Became Christians
Three views of the Jewish-Christian schism.
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Ezra and Nehemiah
These two reformers charted a course for the future of Judaism.
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Prophecy in Ancient Israel
Revelations from God
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Lawrence H. Schiffman is a Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University.
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