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The "Dark Side" of the Torah: Second Temple Writings, Rabbinic Literature, and Pauline Epistles
10 January 2024, 6:00 pm–7:00 pm
Free online lecture by Professor Menahem Kister of the Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
This event is free.
Event Information
Open to
- All | UCL staff | UCL students | UCL alumni
Availability
- Yes
Cost
- Free
Organiser
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Sara Benisaac
The Torah is considered unanimously in ancient Jewish texts as life-giving. This lecture will scrutinize passages in Second Temple writings and rabbinic literature in which the Torah is conceived of as constituting a menace, resulting in severe punishments and death.
About the Speaker
Menahem Kister
Professor at Hebrew University, Jerusalem