Events
Padnos Public Engagement on Jewish Learning Lecture: "Abrahamic Vernaculars: Rivals Thinking Together"
Date and Time
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 1:00 AM - 1:00 AM
Location
Time and Location TBD
Description
This year's Padnos Public Engagement Lecture will be led by: Rebecca Scharbach Wollenberg, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Judaic Studies, University of Michigan.
From Dr. Wollenberg: I teach biblical reception history, or the history of Jewish biblical interpretation. My research explores the diverse ways in which historical Jewish communities have imagined the Hebrew Bible as a revelation and the varied modes in which they have engaged with the biblical tradition in practice. While centering rabbinic Jewish communities, my research frequently looks at loci of intersection between rabbinic Jewish thinkers and neighboring communities, from early Christian lay practitioners, to late antique readers of Homer, and the medieval Muslim scholars who foreshadowed scholarly biblical criticism.