Professor, Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations & Department for the Study of Religion
Campus
- Downtown Toronto (St. George)
Cross-Appointments
Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies
Fields of Study
- Classical Judaism
Areas of Interest
- The Hebrew Bible and its interpretation;
- Jewish literature and cultures of the Second Temple period, including the Samaritans, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and early Christianity;
- the development, early interpretation, and study of the Bible;
- the complex relationship between Judaism and Christianity in antiquity and today.