Dr. Jason A. Staples is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at North Carolina State University. He holds a PhD in Ancient Mediterranean Religions from the University of North Caronina – Chapel Hill. Staples is a specialist in Ancient Mediterranean Religions, focusing primarily on Early Judaism and Christian Origins. He is the author of Paul and the Resurrection of Israel: Former Jews, Gentiles, Israelites (Cambridge University Press, 2023) and The Idea of Israel in Second Temple Judaism: A New Theory of People, Exile, and Israelite Identity (Cambridge University Press, 2021).
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The kingdom of Israel was destroyed in the 8th century B.C.E., but the name Israel lived on. During the Second Temple period, who called themselves Israelites, and who were the Jews? A close look at the Bible, Josephus, and other sources reveals a simple answer—and exposes the anti-Jewish bias behind the infamous “insider/outsider” theory.
The kingdom of Israel was destroyed in the 8th century B.C.E., but the name Israel lived on. During the Second Temple period, who called themselves Israelites, and who were the Jews? A close look at the Bible, Josephus, and other sources reveals a simple answer—and exposes the anti-Jewish bias behind the infamous “insider/outsider” theory.
