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Sign upCelebrating the 150th Volume in the Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah Series
Brill proudly announces the 150th volume in the acclaimed Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah series. Edited by Isabell Christine Hoppe, Transforming Proverbs provides an insightful new edition of 4Q185, offering fresh insights into its intertextual connections with Proverbs and eschatological themes. For over three decades, this series has significantly advanced the study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and ancient Judaism, maintaining a steady output of approximately 3.5 volumes per year. Discover the 150th volume here.
Call for Submissions: CRINT Essay Prize in Early Jewish and Christian Studies
The "Compendia Rerum Iudaicarum ad Novum Testamentum (CRINT) Foundation invites postgraduate scholars and recent PhD recipients to submit essays for its bi-annual Essay Prize. This €1,000 award recognizes outstanding research on shared Jewish and Christian traditions from the first six centuries CE. Submissions (max. 10,000 words) should engage with rabbinic literature and demonstrate originality, clarity, and scholarly significance. Deadline: July 1, 2025. As proud publishers of the CRINT series, we encourage submissions. For details, contact Dr. Albertina Oegema.
Prof. Dr. Dan Diner Receives Germany’s Federal Cross of Merit
We extend our sincere congratulations to historian Prof. Dr. Dan Diner, recipient of the Federal Cross of Merit for his distinguished contributions to democratic values and fostering German-Israeli scholarly relations. A pioneering figure in Jewish Studies and 20th-century history, Prof. Diner leads the Encyclopedia of Jewish History and Culture, a monumental reference work published by Brill. Learn more about this invaluable resource here. Further details on the award can be found here.
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Features and Benefits: • Search the full text by keyword and Hebrew character set, in addition to advanced search options. • Navigate extensive cross-references via hyperlinks. • Access tertiary treatment of a wide-range of topics such as the Hebrew of various sources (texts, manuscripts, inscriptions, reading traditions), major grammatical features (phonology, morphology, and syntax), lexicon, script and paleography, theoretical linguistic approaches, etc. • Receive annual updates with new articles, images, and multimedia, in particular sound recordings, beginning the year after publication. • Benefit from a synthesis of scholarly research from Israel, Europe, North America, and Asia.
The Encyclopaedia of Judaism Online is also available in print, visithttps://brill.com/ for more information [second edition].
Features and Benefits - More than 200 entries comprising more than 1,000,000 words - Combines entries on classical literature and history of Judaism with entries on contemporary issues - Advanced search options and cross-searching with other reference works under Brill Online like The Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World Online
A retraction notice has been posted for one article in the second editon. The notice can be found here.
Abbreviations are shortened forms of words or phrases. In Hebrew or other texts in Jewish languages, they appear as contractions, clippings, or initialisms. Though largely absent in the biblical text, they are discussed in the Talmud. Abbreviations generally do not follow strict rules and serve various purposes. They appear in different contexts, not only in Jewish books and manuscripts but also on coins and gravestones.
Abortion is one of the most controversial moral issues of our culture. Possibly it is the only debate in which one side often speaks of the other as “murderers of innocent people,” whereas those labeled as “killers” regard themselves as protectors of human rights and of respect for personal autonomy. Abortion, therefore, poses a serious challenge to all those attempting to practice pluralistic and multicultural ethics. In Judaism, this problem is further accentuated by the fact that in no other questions of medical ethics do contemporary Rabbinic teachings differ so much from each other as well as from teachings of Christian morality.
