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Malka Z. Simkovich

Malka Z. Simkovich is the Crown-Ryan Chair of Jewish Studies at Catholic Theological Union and the author of Discovering Second Temple Literature (Jewish Publication Society). Her book, Letters from Home: The Creation of Diaspora in Jewish Antiquity (Eisenbrauns), is forthcoming.

Winter 2024

Origin Stories

Malka Z. Simkovich

If the Israelites of the Hebrew Bible weren't Jewish, when did Judaism begin?

Winter 2023

Brotherhood

Malka Z. Simkovich

How did the world's most antisemitic play become a symbol of positive Christian-Jewish relations? Karma Ben Johanan's new book explores an evolving dynamic.

Summer 2022

Inside-Out

Malka Z. Simkovich

The boundaries between the biblical canon and the Apocrypha have seemed firm for a long time. But what if the walls aren’t that solid?