Biblical Archaeology Review

The Mishnah is the body of Jewish oral law, specifically the collection of oral laws compiled by Rabbi Judah the Prince in the late second century.

We have repeatedly asked Neusner and his friends for a similar article by someone more favorable to Neusner. We have been referred only to short, rather standard reviews of Neusner’s books, e.g. Heythrop Journal, Vol. 26 (1985), pp 74–75. Neusner’s own short statements of his views can be found in the articles cited herein.

“Jacob Neusner, Mishnah, and Counter-Rabbinics,” Vol. 37 (1) (1983), pp. 48–63.

See “BARview: Annual Meetings Offer Intellectual Bazaar and Moments of High Drama,” BAR 11:02.

See “BARview: Neusner Joins Ranks of Superman,” BAR 11:03.

“The Crucified Man from Giv‘at ha-Mivtar: A Reappraisal,” Israel Exploration Journal Vol. 35, No. 1 (1985), pp. 22–27.

Zias and Sekeles also note a number of other errors in Haas’s report:

1. The victim’s legs were not broken as a final coup de grâce. The break so identified by Haas was postmortem.

2. The victim did not have a cleft palate. The upper right canine was not missing, despite Haas’s report to the contrary.

The Biblical Archaeology Society is organizing a major tour that will participate in the IOSOT meetings in Jerusalem.

In Israel try Herodium, in Egypt the Sphinx, and in Jordan the Wadi Rum.

Avraham Ya’ari, Massaot Eretz Israel (Ramat Gan: Massada Press, 1976), pp. 31–48.

Itinerary from Bordeaux to Jerusalem, Palestine Pilgrims’ Text Society, Vol. 1 (London, 1887).