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Thursday, January 18, 2018

AJR Forum in Honor of Ben Wright

ANCIENT JEW REVIEW: A Genius for Mentorship: A Forum in Honor of Ben Wright on his 65th Birthday (Francis Borchardt and Eva Mroczek). So far there are ten essays posted. Follow the first link above for abstracts or excerpts of each.

INTRODUCTION TO A GENIUS FOR MENTORSHIP: A FORUM IN HONOR OF BEN WRIGHT ON HIS 65TH BIRTHDAY
by Francis Borchardt and Eva Mroczek

DAY ONE:
VOICE AND PRESENCE IN THE GENESIS APOCRYPHON
by Jacqueline Vayntrub

BEN SIRA AS A BABY: THE ALPHABET OF BEN SIRA AND AUTHORIAL PERSONAE
by Jillian Stinchcomb

THE ROLE OF WISDOM FOR THE SCRIBE AND SCHOLAR
by James Tucker

DAY TWO:
THE TRANSLATION OF THE TORAH IN ALEXANDRIA AND THE RELEVANCE OF THE ROSETTA STONE
by Stewart Moore

EMULATION IN BEN SIRA AND ITS HELLENISTIC CONTEXT
by Elisa Uusimäki

ERASING THE HYPHEN FROM THE STUDY OF EARLY JUDAISM
by Francis Borchardt

DAY THREE:
EDUCATION AS DEMONSTRATED AND EDUCATION AS DISCUSSED IN THE LETTER OF ARISTEAS
by Jason M. Zurawski

SOLOMON, THE SEPTUAGINT, AND SECOND TEMPLE STUDIES
by James Nati

ON BEN WRIGHT AND THE MODELING OF SCHOLARSHIP
by Sean Adams

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