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

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 Bldg
Office Phone:  +1 919 660 3517, +1 919 660 3504
Email Address: send me a message
Web Pages:  www.duke.edu/religion
www.jewishstudies.aas.duke.edu

Teaching (Fall 2008):

  • RELIGION 136.01, CONTEM JEWISH THOUGHT Synopsis
    Gray 220, TuTh 02:50 PM-04:05 PM
Office Hours:

By appointment
Education:

PhDHarvard University1969
Specialties:

Old Testament
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.