This volume examines new developments in the fields of premodern Jewish studies over the last thirty years.The essays in this volume, written by leading experts, are grouped into four overarching temporal the First Temple, Second Temple, Rabbinic, and Medieval periods. These time periods are analyzed through four thematic methodological the social scientific (history and society), the textual (texts and literature), the material (art, architecture, and archaeology), and the philosophical (religion and thought). Some essays offer a comprehensive look at the state of the field, while others look at specific examples illustrative of their temporal and thematic areas of inquiry.The volume presents a snapshot of the state of the field, encompassing new perspectives, directions, and methodologies, as well as the questions that will animate the field as it develops further. It will be of interest to scholars and students in the field, as well as to educated readers looking to understand the changing face of Jewish studies as a discipline advancing human knowledge

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