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Political disputes and religious schools of thought in the rabbinic world.
 
Purity and sanctity in early halakha.
 
History and identity in Megillat Ta‘anit.
 
Talmudic literature: A historical source? Methodological issues.

 

On both sides of the fence: Between Qumran literature and rabbinic halakha.

 

Judaism and Hellenism: Hellenistic influence on the rabbinic world.
 
The tannaim, their literature, and world.
 
The amoraim, their literature, and world.
 
Highwaymen, tax-collectors, and robbers in the Babylonian Talmud.
 
Between neighbors and partners in the Babylonian Talmud.
 
Moral and legal discussions in the Babylonian Talmud.
 
Striking a neighbor: Violence, dignity, and shame in the Babylonian Talmud.
 
Between East and West: Studies in the textual development of tractate Sukka.