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15 Aug 09

What Would You Look for in This Book's Index?

So, you happen to pick up a book entitled Violence, Scripture, and Textual Practices in Early Judaism and Christianity (Brill, 2009), either for your research or just out of curiosity. The book is a collection of essays on themes of violence, rhetoric, and identity formation in ancient Judaism and Christianity.
When you flip to the index, [...]

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30 Jul 09

Violent Indexing

My job this summer–aside from caring for my baby boy and doing research–is to work as a Research Assistant for Ra’anan Boustan by indexing a book that he is co-editing. The book is a collection of papers given at a conference that Boustan helped to organize at the University of Minnesota: “Sanctified Violence in Ancient [...]

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