e-TiM: Online Program
e-TiM: An Introduction to the Apocrypha

Dates

February 1, 2021 to March 15, 2021

Time

Mondays 11:00 AM Eastern

Location

Online

Jump to Class recordings

Part 1, Feb. 1, 11:00 am: The History of the Second Temple Period I

Part 2, Feb. 8, 11:00 am: The History of the Second Temple Period II

Part 3, Feb. 22, 11:00 am: Novellas: Judith, Greek Esther, Tobit

Part 4, Mar. 1, 11:00 am: Legends of Biblical Heroes: The Daniel Stories

Part 5, Mar. 8, 11:00 am: Historical Records and Historical "Records": 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees

Part 6, Mar. 15, 11:00 am: Wisdom Literature: Ben Sira and 4 Maccabees

Topics:

History, Jewish History

Meet the speaker

Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich

Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich is the Editor-in-Chief of the Jewish Publication Society, as well as the author of three books and over a hundred articles. Her first book, The Making of Jewish Universalism: From Exile to Alexandria, was published in 2016, and her second book, Discovering Second Temple Literature: The Scriptures and Stories That Shaped Early Judaism, was published with JPS in 2018 and received the 2019 AJL Judaica Reference Honor Award. Her third book, Letters From Home: The Creation of Diaspora in Jewish…

Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich bio & resources