Assistant Professor
Joshua Ezra Burns (Ph.D., Yale University, 2010) specializes in Jewish civilization in classical antiquity, with particular interest in the literary and material remains of Jewish life in the Greco-Roman Near East. His current research interests include the reception of the Hebrew Scriptures in the ancient world, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and early Jewish-Christian relations. Recent articles include contributions to journals such as Aramaic Studies, Dead Sea Discoveries, and the Harvard Theological Review. His first book, currently in preparation under the provisional title The Christian Schism in Jewish History and Jewish Memory, deals with the early rabbinic negotiation with Christianity and its impact on classical Jewish conceptions of the Christian other.
Teaching Fields
- Hebrew Bible
- Classical Judaism
Office Location & Contact
- Coughlin Hall 207
(414) 288-6776
joshua.burns@marquette.edu
Office Hours
- Fall 2013
Not teaching this term
Teaching Schedule
- Fall 2013
Not teaching this term
Theology Department Mission Statement
Marquette University defines itself as Christian, Catholic, Jesuit, urban, and independent. The Department of Theology functions within the university to investigate and understand the Catholic tradition, its relation to other Christian communions, and to other religions of the world. Read more of our mission statement.
