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Eric M Meyers, Bernice & Morton Lerner Professor of Center for Jewish Studies and Religion and Director, Cente for Jewish Studies

Dr. Meyers specializes in the social setting of late biblical prophecy in the Persian period, Second Temple Judaism, the archaeology of the Land of Israel, and the synagogue in early Judaism.

Contact Info:

Office Location:	230C Gray Building
Office Phone:	(919) 660-3517, (919) 660-3504
Email Address:
Web Pages:	www.duke.edu/religion www.jewishstudies.aas.duke.edu

Teaching (Fall 2009):

• RELIGION 40.01, JUDAISM Synopsis

  Gray 220, MW 02:50 PM-04:05 PM

• RELIGION 202.01, DEAD SEA SCROLLS

  Gray 230B, W 09:00 AM-11:30 AM

Teaching (Spring 2010):

• RELIGION 136.01, CONTEM JEWISH THOUGHT Synopsis

  Gray 220, TuTh 02:50 PM-04:05 PM

• RELIGION 185S.01, ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE HOLY LAND Synopsis

  Gray 220, W 07:15 PM-09:45 PM

• JEWISHST 198S.01, ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE HOLY LAND

  Gray 220, W 07:15 PM-09:45 PM

Office Hours:

By appointment

Education:

PhD	Harvard University	1969
MA	Brandeis University	1964
AB	Dartmouth College	1962

Specialties:

Old Testament

Research Interests: Late Biblical Literature, Rabbinics, Archaeology

Current projects: Dr. Meyers is currently at work on the final publication of the Sepphoris Excavations and a book on Second Temple Judaism with Mark Chancey of SMU.

Keywords:

Hebrew Bible • Ancient Judaism • Biblical Archaeology

Curriculum Vitae

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

1. Jesus and His World. Sepphoris and the Quest for the Historical Jesus, in Saxa loquentur, Studien zur Archäologie Palästinas/Israels. Festschrift, für Volkmar Fritz zum 65, edited by Cornelis G. den Hertog, Ulrich Hübner and Stefan Münger (2003), pp. 185-197, Geburtstag (Alter Orient und Altes Testament), Münster: Ugarit-Verlag
2. with Carol Meyers, New Translation with Brief Introductions to the Books of Haggai and Zechariah, in The New Catholic Bible (Accepted, 2003)
3. Haggai, Zechariah, in The New Interpreter’s Study Bible (Accepted, 2003), Abingdon Press: Nashville
4. Roman-period Houses from the Galilee: Domestic Architecture and Gendered Spaces, in ASOR - Albright Centennial Volume, edited by W.G. Dever and S. Gitin (Accepted, 2003)
5. The Problems of Gendered Space in Syro-Palestinian Domestic Architecture: The Case of Roman-period Galilee, in Proceedings from conference on The Early Christian Family, edited by D. Balch and C. Osiek (Accepted, 2003), pp. 38-51, Wm. B. Erdmans Publishing Co.