Jewish Studies

What we know as the Holy Land is not merely the biblical land. The contributions to this volume demonstrate how it - perhaps even more than through biblical texts - was created by extracanonical traditions of texts, rituals, and material culture.

In this critical edition, Jeremy R. Brown analyzes 105 manuscripts of Ethiopic Jonah, reconstructing five text types from the 14th to the 20th century. He demonstrates both the uniformity and the gradual revisions that shaped the transmission history of this biblical tradition.

Philo's Therapeutae is the best exemplum for what a Hellenistic Jewish contemplative life would look like in first century CE Alexandria. In constructing the contemplative life of the Therapeutae, Philo brings together various insights from Hellenistic philosophy and religion.

What, how, and with whom we eat has been meaningful since antiquity. This volume offers interdisciplinary insights into ancient meal rituals, fasting, and dietary laws, and their influence today. It focuses on ethical, religious, and cultural interpretations in the context of food ethics and identity.