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Jonathan Wyn Schofer is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, affiliated with the Schustermann Center for Jewish Studies and the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Study of Core Texts and Ideas. He serves on the Graduate Studies Committee of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures and co-chairs the Midrash Section in the Society of Biblical Literature.
Research Interests:
- Classical Rabbinic and Medieval Judaism
- Hebrew Bible and Midrash
- Intersections of law, ethics, and theology
- Body and domestic space in Mishnaic purity law
- Homiletic Midrash in biblical law
- Comparative Religious Ethics
Key Publications:
- The Making of a Sage: A Study in Rabbinic Ethics (2005, University of Wisconsin Press)
- Confronting Vulnerability: The Body and the Divine in Rabbinic Ethics (2010, University of Chicago Press)
- Current projects:
- Manuscript on Mishnaic purity law, bodies, and domestic space
- Manuscript on homiletic Midrash to biblical law
Awards & Recognition:
- Jordan Schnitzer Book Award (notable selection) for his first book
Academic Roles:
- Ph.D. from the University of Chicago
- Co-Chair, Midrash Section of the Society of Biblical Literature
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