Menahem Mor

Kenneth Atkinson: The Historical Chronology of the Hasmonean Period in the War and Antiquities of Flavius Josephus: Separating Fact from Fiction Mordechai Aviam: Socio-economical Hierarchy and its Economical Foundations in First Century Galilee: The Evidence from Yodefat and Gamla Christophe Batsch: Le Systeme Sacrificiel de Flavius Josephe au Livre III des Antiquites Juives (Ant. 3.224-236) Miriam Ben Zeev: Between Fact and Fiction:Josephus' Account of the Destruction of the Temple Jhn Curran: Flavius Josephus in Rome Niclas Forster Bemerkungen zum Aufstand des Judas Galilaeus sowie zum biblischen Bilderverbot bei Josephus, Hippolyt und Pseudo-Hieronymus Giovanni Frulla: Reconstructing Exodus Tradition: Moses In The Second Book Of Josephus' Antiquities Dov Gera: Unity and Chronology in Josephus' Antiquities Erich S. Gruen: Polybius and Josephus on Rome Gunnar Haaland: Convenient Fiction or Causal Factor? The Questioning of Jewish Antiquity according to Against Apion 1.2. Gohei Hata: Where is the Temple Site of Onias IV in Egypt? Tessel Jonquiere: Josephus at Jotapata: Why Josephus Wrote What He Wrote Aryeh Kasher: Josephus on Herod's Spring from the Shadows of the Parthian Invasion Samuel S. Kottek: Josephus on Poisoning and Magic Cures or On the Meaning of Pharmakon Etienne Nodet: Josephus and Discrepant Sources Eyal Regev: Josephus, the Temple, and the Jewish War Samuel Rocca: The Purposes and Functions of the Synagogue in Late Second Temple Period Judaea: Evidence from Josephus and Archaeological Investigation Gottfried Schimanowski: Propaganda, Fiktion und Symbolik die Bedeutung des Jerusalemer Tempels im Werk des Josephus Daniel R. Schwartz: Josephus, Catullus, Divine Providence, and the Date of the Judaean War Yuval Shahar: Josephus the Stage Manager at the Service of Josephus the Dramatist: Masada as Test Case Pnina Stern: Josephus and Justus: The Place of Chapter 65 (verses 336-367) in Life, the Autobiography of Flavius Josephus Michael Tuval: A Jewish Priest in Rome Jan Willem van Henten: Constructing Herod as a Tyrant: Assessing Josephus' Parallel Passages Jozsef Zsengeller: "To be or not to be..."Historical Interpretation of 2Kings 17 in Josephus' Antiquities

The author focuses his research on four main subjects concerning the Bar-Kokhba revolt: (1) Hadrian's promise to rebuild the Temple, (2) the ban on circumcision, (3) the Foundation of Aelia Capitolina and (4) Bar Kokhba's leadership. Rezumat: Autorul îşi concentrează analiza asupra a 4 puncte importante privind revolta lui Bar-Kokhba: (1) promisiunea lui Hadrian de a reconstrui templul din Ierusalim, (2) interzicerea circumciziei, (3) întemeierea Aeliei Capitolina, (4)conducerea lui Bar Kokhba. One subject that has been extensively discussed in the research on the Bar-Kokhba revolt is the question regarding the immediate factors that caused its outbreak. During the last two decades, this issue has been examined from several points of view. 2 In my book, The Bar-Kochba Revolt: Its Extent and Effect, I discussed this at length. My main argument was that a revolt does not usually break out because of immediate causes. The decision to go to war against a superior military force,...

This collection of essays is written by thinkers who set out to define what is at stake for American Judaism, due to current crises between church and state. Topics include: religious liberty in the military; state aid to sectarian schools; and state and religion in Israel.

Josephus' Antiquities 11.297-347 - Unravelling the Evidence Regarding the Founding of the Gerizim Temple and the Background of the Samaritan Religious Community, Ernest Whaley Josephus' Attitude Toward the Samaritans - A Study in Ambivalence, Lois H. Feldman Samaritanism - Judaism or Another Religion?, Benyamin Tsedaka Jewish-Christian Sects and the Jewish-Christian Debate, Richard A Freund Who Were the Jewish Sectarians Under Early Islam?, Steven M. Wasserstrom The Sabbatean Movement in Smyrna - The Social Background, Jacob Barnai Haskalah and the Roots of Jewish Radicalism, Erich E. Haberer The Jewish Youth Movements as an Historical Phenomenon, Chaim Shatzker The Sect of Catastrophe - Mahane Israel-Lubavitch 1940-1945, Gershom Greenberg Intersecting Spheres - Feminism in a Congregational Setting, Stuart Schoenfeld Halakhah and Holocaust Theology - Perspectives on Power, G. Philip Points To Be Apart of, Not Apart From, America - American Reform Judaism and Social Justice, ...

Kenneth Atkinson: The Historical Chronology of the Hasmonean Period in the War and Antiquities of Flavius Josephus: Separating Fact from Fiction Mordechai Aviam: Socio-economical Hierarchy and its Economical Foundations in First Century Galilee: The Evidence from Yodefat and Gamla Christophe Batsch: Le Systeme Sacrificiel de Flavius Josephe au Livre III des Antiquites Juives (Ant. 3.224-236) Miriam Ben Zeev: Between Fact and Fiction:Josephus' Account of the Destruction of the Temple Jhn Curran: Flavius Josephus in Rome Niclas Forster Bemerkungen zum Aufstand des Judas Galilaeus sowie zum biblischen Bilderverbot bei Josephus, Hippolyt und Pseudo-Hieronymus Giovanni Frulla: Reconstructing Exodus Tradition: Moses In The Second Book Of Josephus' Antiquities Dov Gera: Unity and Chronology in Josephus' Antiquities Erich S. Gruen: Polybius and Josephus on Rome Gunnar Haaland: Convenient Fiction or Causal Factor? The Questioning of Jewish Antiquity according to Against Apion 1.2. Gohei Hata: Where is the Temple Site of Onias IV in Egypt? Tessel Jonquiere: Josephus at Jotapata: Why Josephus Wrote What He Wrote Aryeh Kasher: Josephus on Herod's Spring from the Shadows of the Parthian Invasion Samuel S. Kottek: Josephus on Poisoning and Magic Cures or On the Meaning of Pharmakon Etienne Nodet: Josephus and Discrepant Sources Eyal Regev: Josephus, the Temple, and the Jewish War Samuel Rocca: The Purposes and Functions of the Synagogue in Late Second Temple Period Judaea: Evidence from Josephus and Archaeological Investigation Gottfried Schimanowski: Propaganda, Fiktion und Symbolik die Bedeutung des Jerusalemer Tempels im Werk des Josephus Daniel R. Schwartz: Josephus, Catullus, Divine Providence, and the Date of the Judaean War Yuval Shahar: Josephus the Stage Manager at the Service of Josephus the Dramatist: Masada as Test Case Pnina Stern: Josephus and Justus: The Place of Chapter 65 (verses 336-367) in Life, the Autobiography of Flavius Josephus Michael Tuval: A Jewish Priest in Rome Jan Willem van Henten: Constructing Herod as a Tyrant: Assessing Josephus' Parallel Passages Jozsef Zsengeller: "To be or not to be..."Historical Interpretation of 2Kings 17 in Josephus' Antiquities