Dr. Yaron Eliav

Biography

Yaron Eliav is an Associate Professor at the University of Michigan specializing in Rabbinic Literature and Jewish History during Late Antiquity. His research draws on Talmudic and early Christian texts, as well as classic literatures and archaeology, to study the cultural interactions within the Roman Mediterranean and the encounters between Jews and Graeco-Roman cultures. Eliav is the author of the book 'God's Mountain: Temple Mount Time, Space, Memory', which won the 2005 American Association of Publishers award for scholarly book in religion and the 2006 Salo Baron prize for Judaic Studies. He co-directs the Statuary Project, an interdisciplinary research initiative involving both undergraduate and graduate students, which has resulted in numerous dissertations and an international conference. Eliav's recent publications include definitive summaries of ancient Judaism topics in major reference works. His latest book, 'Jew and Roman Bathhouse: Cultural Interaction in the Ancient Mediterranean', was published by Princeton University Press in 2023. He has also led a significant project focusing on innovative methods for teaching about the ancient world, funded by a $1,000,000 grant, culminating in a documentary on Paul and Athens and extensive resources for teaching.

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