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Malka Z. Simkovich

Malka Z. Simkovich is the Crown-Ryan Chair of Jewish Studies and director of Catholic-Jewish studies at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. She is the author of Discovering Second Temple Literature: The Scriptures and Stories That Shaped Early Judaism(Jewish Publication Society).

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?