Alan J. Avery-Peck, at The Blogs

Oct 17, 2016, 9:04 AM

How Jacob Neusner brought Jewish studies into the mainstream

Jacob Neusner won national and international recognition in a scholarly career that spanned more than half a century. (Emily Darrow/Bard College)

The late scholar applied academic methods to the study of Talmud, opening arcane texts to broad scrutiny

About Me

Alan J. Avery-Peck is the Kraft-Hiatt Professor in Judaic Studies in the Department of Religious Studies at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. He is the co-editor of "A Legacy of Learning: Essays in Honor of Jacob Neusner" [Brill, 2014]