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Prof.
Lawrence M. Wills

Prof. Lawrence M. Wills is the Ethelbert Talbot Professor of Biblical Studies at Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, MA. He received an M.T.S. and Th.D. from Harvard Divinity School, and is the author of The Jewish Novel in the Ancient World (Cornell University Press, 1995).

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January 23, 2022

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The Jewish Novel in the Ancient World

Not God's People: Insiders and Outsiders in the Biblical World

The Quest of the Historical Gospel: Mark, John and the Origins of the Gospel Genre

Jew in the Court of the Foreign King: Ancient Jewish Court Legends

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The Lead up to Chanukah in the Book of Daniel

The Book of Daniel describes in apocalyptic visions, the history of the conflict between Judea and Antiochus Epiphanes, but fails to dream that the Maccabees, a political group of guerrilla fighters, will win.

The Lead up to Chanukah in the Book of Daniel

The Book of Daniel describes in apocalyptic visions, the history of the conflict between Judea and Antiochus Epiphanes, but fails to dream that the Maccabees, a political group of guerrilla fighters, will win.

Rejoicing on Purim with a Jewish Novel

The techniques and motifs of the Book of Esther

Rejoicing on Purim with a Jewish Novel

The techniques and motifs of the Book of Esther

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