This Festschrift in honor of Professor Lawrence H. Schiffman, a renowned authority on the Dead Sea Scrolls and Rabbinic Judaism, includes contributions by twenty of his former doctoral students, now colleagues. The volume is divided into two sections, the “Biblical and Second Temple Period” and “Rabbis, Other Jews, and Neighboring Cultures.” The diverse topics covered and the wide range of interdisciplinary approaches employed reflect Professor Schiffman’s success in cultivating a school of scholars who are making unique contributions to the study of the Jews and Judaism.
Stuart S. Miller, Professor of Hebrew, History, and Judaic Studies and Academic Director, Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life, University of Connecticut at Storrs
Michael D. Swartz, Professor of Hebrew and Religious Studies, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, The Ohio State University
Steven Fine, Churgin Professor of Jewish History and Director, Center for Israel Studies, Yeshiva University
Naomi Grunhaus, Associate Professor, Stern College for Women and Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies, Yeshiva University
Alex P. Jassen, Ethel and Irvin Edelman Associate Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies and Chair, Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies, New York University