The Nature and Origins of Judaism: An Archaeological Perspective

Marginalia Review of Books
Oct 12, 2025
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Updated: Jan 22

A Conversation with Yonatan Adler on The Origins of Judaism

Part One of Marginalia's conversation with Adler begins our forum on his new book, The Orgins of Judaism: an Archeological Reappraisal (Yale University Press, 2022).Contributors include Steve Mason, Emeritus Professor of Ancient Mediterranean Religions and Cultures in the Department of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Origins at the University of Groningen and Gad Barnea, Faculty Member in the Department of Jewish History and Thought at the University of Haifa, and Fellow of The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland.

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