From Israelite to Jew
A series on the history of Jews and Judaism in antiquity.
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- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Episodes
- 23
- Years Active
- 2008 - 2010
From Israelite to Jew: 22: After the Destruction: A Beginning or and End?
The Jerusalem Temple was destroyed in 70 CE, a moment that typically is said to mark in Jewish historiography the end of the "second temple period" and beginning of the "rabbinic period." But to what…
Thu 21 Jan 2010
From Israelite to Jew: 21: Destruction
The Jewish revolt in Judea that began in 66 CE ended with the Roman destruction of the Jerusalem Temple in 70. Why, though, did the Jews in Judea and the Galilee revolt? And why did the Romans destro…
Thu 14 Jan 2010
From Israelite to Jew: 20: The First Century
This episode focuses on the years 6 CE - 66 CE, and the events leading up to the Jewish revolt. This episode includes discussions of Roman administration and the Sanhedrin. The episode can be heard h…
Mon 23 Nov 2009
From Israelite to Jew: 19: Josephus
Without the works of the historian Josephus (36/37 CE - ca. 95) we would know little about the history of the Jews in antiquity. Yet Josephus, as a historian and a man, was a complex figure: was he a…
Tue 03 Nov 2009
From Israelite to Jew: 18: Jesus and Other Strange Jews
In the first century CE the area around Jerusalem teemed with small Jewish religious groups, or sects. This episode focuses on three of the most well-known of these groups: Pharisees, Sadducees, and …
Tue 13 Oct 2009
From Israelite to Jew: 17: The Dead Sea Scrolls
What are the Dead Sea scrolls? This episode discusses their discovery, contents, and meaning. The episode can be heard here or on the player below. More download options are here. The podcast can als…
Tue 29 Sep 2009
From Israelite to Jew: 16: Philo
Philo Judaeus is the most well-known Jewish philosopher from antiquity. Living in Alexandria from ca. 20 BCE - 50 CE, Philo produced an astonishing corpus that has often been held up as a signal exam…
Mon 03 Aug 2009
From Israelite to Jew: 15: Herod the Great
Was Herod the Great a brilliant ruler or a savage brute? This episode traces Herod's rise to power and his reign, 40 - 4 BCE. The episode can be heard here, or on the player below. More download opti…
Tue 21 Jul 2009
From Israelite to Jew: 14: Hellenistic Judaism
The religion of the Jews who lived in the Greek speaking areas of the Mediterranean is commonly called "Hellenistic Judaism". This episode explains why scholars use this term; why it is less useful t…
Wed 08 Jul 2009
From Israelite to Jew: 13: Origins of Jewish Sectarianism
On the origins of Jewish sectarianism in the second to first centuries, BCE, with a focus on Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes, and (if different) the first inhabitants of Qumran, where the Dead Sea scro…
Thu 25 Jun 2009
From Israelite to Jew: 12: The Hasmonean Kings
A discussion of Judah's consolidation of power around 162 BCE to the last of the Hasmonean kings, in 30 BCE. The episode can be heard here, or on the player below. More download options are here. The…
Wed 17 Jun 2009
From Israelite to Jew: 11: The Revolt of the Maccabees
Why did the Maccabees revolt around 165 BCE? This episode explores both the revolt of the Maccabees and the origins of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. The episode can be heard here or on the player b…
Wed 27 May 2009
From Israelite to Jew: 10: Jubilees and 1 Enoch
A discussion of two books dating from the third or second centuries, BCE, Jubilees and 1 Enoch. Both books, part of a collection traditionally known as "the Pseudepigrapha," testify to a Jewish under…
Mon 11 May 2009
From Israelite to Jew: 9: Hellenism Arrives
A discussion of Alexander's conquest of west Asia and its aftermath (323 - 200 BCE). What is "Hellenism," and how did the Jews react to it? Particular attention is paid to the Septuagint, Ecclesiaste…
Sun 12 Apr 2009
From Israelite to Jew: 8: Jews of the Persian Empire
This episode discusses two Jewish communities outside of Jerusalem, that represented by the biblical book of Esther, and that of Elephantine, Egypt. It takes place in the fifth to fourth centuries, B…
Wed 01 Apr 2009
From Israelite to Jew: 7: Nehemiah
The seventh episode of the podcast, "From Israelite to Jew." This episode deals primarily with the career and reforms of Nehemiah, which lasted from 445 BCE to around 432 BCE. The podcast can be hear…
Thu 12 Mar 2009
From Israelite to Jew: 6: The Torah
In this episode I discuss the historical formation of the Torah, or Pentateuch, and provide an introduction to the documentary hypothesis. I am now receiving technical support from Brown University, …
Fri 27 Feb 2009
The Hedgehog, the Fox, and the Talmud
This is not an installment of "From Israelite to Jew," but is instead a reading of an essay recently published on Zeek, an online journal. The written version is here. This is a meditation on the Tal…
Fri 13 Feb 2009
From Israelite to Jew: 5: Ezra
The fifth episode of the podcast, "From Israelite to Jew." This episode deals primarily with the career of Ezra, in 458 BCE. I discuss intermarriage in the Bible and the emergence of the Torah as a s…
Tue 03 Feb 2009
From Israelite to Jew: 4: Return
The fourth episode of the podcast, "From Israelite to Jew." This episode traces the first two returns from Babylonia to Jerusalem, first under Sheshbazzar and then under the dual leadership of Zerubb…
Mon 26 Jan 2009
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