Genealogy of the Jewish Notion
Dr. Breann Fallon sits down with Professor Daniel Boyarin to discuss the difficulty of defining Judaism and Boyarin’s new book Judaism: Genealogy of a Modern Notion
December 6, 2021
Dr. Breann Fallon sits down with Professor Daniel Boyarin to discuss the difficulty of defining Judaism and Boyarin’s new book Judaism: Genealogy of a Modern Notion
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