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The Hebrew Bible in Ancient Jewish Education (2023)
Journal Article
Hezser, C. (2023). The Hebrew Bible in Ancient Jewish Education. Svensk exegetisk årsbok, 88(1), 14-32. https://doi.org/10.58546/se.v88i1.12088

After the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple and the end of the sacrificial service in 70 CE rabbis made Torah study and observance the basis of Jewish identity. Since no organised Jewish school system existed in Roman Palestine, only a very small p... Read More about The Hebrew Bible in Ancient Jewish Education.

New Testament and Rabbinic Slave Parables at the Intersection between Fiction and Reality (2023)
Book Chapter
Hezser, C. (2023). New Testament and Rabbinic Slave Parables at the Intersection between Fiction and Reality. In E. Ottenheijm, M. Poorthuis, & A. Merz (Eds.), The Power of Parables: Essays on the Comparative Study of Jewish and Christian Parables (367-388). Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004680043_019

Rabbinic Geography: Between the Imaginary and Real (2023)
Book Chapter
Hezser, C. (2023). Rabbinic Geography: Between the Imaginary and Real. In S. Luther, P. B. Hartog, & C. E. Wilde (Eds.), Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Travel Experiences, 3rd c. BCE - 8th c. CE (251-268). De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110717488-013

This article discusses rabbinic perceptions of space and geography, showing how geographical information in rabbinic writings reflects the “local color” of these writings or rabbinic perceptions of the Land of Israel or other regions. This leads to t... Read More about Rabbinic Geography: Between the Imaginary and Real.

The Rule of the Wise as an Alternative to Kingship and Democracy in Ancient Rabbinic and Philosophical Thought (2023)
Book Chapter
Hezser, C. (2023). The Rule of the Wise as an Alternative to Kingship and Democracy in Ancient Rabbinic and Philosophical Thought. In K. Czajkowski, & D. A. Friedman (Eds.), Looking In, Looking Out: Jews and Non-Jews in Mutual Contemplation. Essays for Martin Goodman on His 70th Birthday (179-202). Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004685055_012

Outer Space in Ancient Jewish and Christian Literature (2023)
Book Chapter
Hezser, C. (2023). Outer Space in Ancient Jewish and Christian Literature. In E. M. Mazur, & S. MacFarland Taylor (Eds.), Religion and Outer Space (9-24). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003088264-3

Based on Jewish and Christian literature from the Hellenistic and Roman periods, Hezser examines the ways in which ancient Jews and Christians imagined outer space, the heavens and their occupants, and space travel, distinguishing between but also li... Read More about Outer Space in Ancient Jewish and Christian Literature.

Ermunterung zum Wandern (2023)
Book Chapter
Hezser, C. (2023). Ermunterung zum Wandern. In P. von Gemuenden, A. Merz, & H. Schwier (Eds.), Resonanzen. Gerd Theißen zum 80. Geburtstag (19-23). Gütersloher Verlagshaus

Review of: Gail Labovitz, Massekhet Mo'ed Qatan. A Feminist Commentary on the Babylonian Talmud II/10, Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2021 (2023)
Journal Article
Hezser, C. (2023). Review of: Gail Labovitz, Massekhet Mo'ed Qatan. A Feminist Commentary on the Babylonian Talmud II/10, Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2021. Theologische Literaturzeitung, 148(1/2), 19-20

Anti-Semitism, pagan (2023)
Book Chapter
Hezser, C. (2023). Anti-Semitism, pagan. In T. Whitmarsh (Ed.), Oxford Classical Dictionary. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.528

Whether the modern term anti-Semitism, popularized by the German anti-Semitic agitator and founder of the League of Antisemites Wilhelm Marr (1819–1904), is appropriate for antiquity is controversial. Scholars have proposed to use alternative terms s... Read More about Anti-Semitism, pagan.

The Mishnah and Roman Law: A Rabbinic Compilation of ius civile for the Jewish civitas of the Land of Israel under Roman Rule (2023)
Book Chapter
Hezser, C. (2023). The Mishnah and Roman Law: A Rabbinic Compilation of ius civile for the Jewish civitas of the Land of Israel under Roman Rule. In S. J. Cohen (Ed.), What is the Mishnah? The State of the Question (141-166). Harvard University Press

Health as a Jewish National Ideal in Early Zionist Writings (2023)
Book Chapter
Hezser, C. (2023). Health as a Jewish National Ideal in Early Zionist Writings. In C. Hezser (Ed.), Jews and Health: Tradition, History, and Practice (208-230). Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004541474_011

Physical Strength and Weakness as Means of Social Stratification in Palestinian Rabbinic Discourse of Late Antiquity (2023)
Book Chapter
Hezser, C. (2023). Physical Strength and Weakness as Means of Social Stratification in Palestinian Rabbinic Discourse of Late Antiquity. In C. Hezser (Ed.), Jews and Health: Tradition, History, and Practice (87-106). Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004541474_006

Introduction: The Significance of Health in Jewish History, Culture, and Society (2023)
Book Chapter
Hezser, C. (2023). Introduction: The Significance of Health in Jewish History, Culture, and Society. In C. Hezser (Ed.), Jews and Health: Tradition, History, and Practice (1-22). Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004541474_002

Health and Hellenism: Philo of Alexandria ’s Discourse on Health in the Context of Greek Philosophy and Hippocratic Medicine (2023)
Book Chapter
Hezser, C. (2023). Health and Hellenism: Philo of Alexandria ’s Discourse on Health in the Context of Greek Philosophy and Hippocratic Medicine. In C. Hezser (Ed.), Jews and Health: Tradition, History, and Practice (43-68). Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004541474_004

Jews and Health: Tradition, History, and Practice (2023)
Book
Hezser, C. (Ed.). (2023). Jews and Health: Tradition, History, and Practice. Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004541474

The contributions in Jews and Health: Tradition, History, Practice examine the significance of the preservation of physical, mental, and spiritual health in the Jewish tradition and in Jewish societies from ancient to modern times from multiple thema... Read More about Jews and Health: Tradition, History, and Practice.

Women and Religious Practice in Ancient Jewish Novels: Judith, Susanna, and Aseneth (2023)
Journal Article
Hezser, C. (2023). Women and Religious Practice in Ancient Jewish Novels: Judith, Susanna, and Aseneth. Judaïsme Ancien - Ancient Judaism : International Journal of History and Philology, 11, 13-32. https://doi.org/10.1484/j.jaaj.5.141333

Although the ancient Jewish novels with central female characters (Judith, Susanna, and Aseneth) were probably written by male authors and represent their perspectives and ideals, they are the main sources on women’s religiosity in Second Temple time... Read More about Women and Religious Practice in Ancient Jewish Novels: Judith, Susanna, and Aseneth.