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Miryam Brand is an Associate Fellow at the W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem, a premier institution dedicated to archaeological and historical research in the ancient Near East.
Her research focuses on Biblical Studies and Second Temple Judaism, with particular expertise in:
- Women's roles and agency in ancient Israelite society
- The origins of sin and evil in Second Temple Jewish literature
- Biblical interpretation and exegesis, particularly of Genesis narratives
- The Book of Enoch and related apocalyptic literature
- Ancient Near Eastern legal contexts in biblical narratives
Dr. Brand's scholarly work examines the intersection of religious texts, historical context, and cultural practices in ancient Israel and Second Temple Judaism. Her approach combines textual analysis with insights from archaeology to provide nuanced understandings of biblical narratives and their historical settings. Her publications reveal a consistent focus on how ancient communities understood morality, sin, and human agency within their religious frameworks.
Dr. Brand earned her Ph.D. in Bible and Second Temple Literature from New York University, establishing a strong foundation for her research in ancient religious texts and their interpretation. Her book Evil Within and Without: The Source of Sin and Its Nature as Portrayed in Second Temple Judaism represents a significant contribution to understanding how ancient Jewish communities conceptualized the origins of evil.
