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Noah Hacham is an Israeli scholar specializing in Jewish history during the Second Temple period, with a particular focus on Jewish literature in the Hellenistic and Roman eras. He is known for his research on Jewish thought and its interactions with the broader Greco-Roman culture.[1]

Early Life and Education

Noah Hacham was born in Israel to Amos Hakham.[2] He pursued his higher education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he complited his Ph.D. in Jewish History. His doctoral dissertation, supervised by Professor Daniel R. Schwartz, explored the historical and literary contexts of Jewish texts from the Second Temple period.[1]

Academic Career

Hacham began his academic career at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he has held various positions in the Department of Jewish History and Contemporary Jewry. His research interests include Jewish literature of the Second Temple period, Jewish historiography, and the cultural interactions between Jews and the Greco-Roman world.[1][3]

Research and Contributions

Hacham has published extensively on topics such as the book of Tobit, the writings of Philo of Alexandria, and the Jewish historian Josephus. Hacham's research often focuses on the ways Jewish communities navigated their identities and traditions within the dominant Greco-Roman culture.[4]

Books

  • Noah Hacham and Tal Ilan (eds.), Corpus Papyrorum Judaicarum, Volume 4: The Ptolemaic Period (323 BCE–30 BCE), Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston & Hebrew University Magnes Press, Jerusalem, 2020
  • Noah Hacham and Tal Ilan (eds.), Corpus Papyrorum Judaicarum, Volume 5: The Early-Roman Period (30 BCE–117 CE), Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston & Hebrew University Magnes Press, Jerusalem, 2022

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Awards and Honors

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dr. Noah Hacham". en.jewish-history.huji.ac.il. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  2. ^ מלול, חן (2022-11-08). "A Cinderella Story: The First Winner of the International Bible Contest". The Librarians. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  3. ^ "Noah Hacham". Israeli Research Community Portal. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  4. ^ "Noah Hacham | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Academia.edu". huji.academia.edu. Retrieved 2024-06-30.