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Dr. Yehudah Cohn serves as a research associate at New York University's Institute for the Study of the Ancient World. He holds a D. Phil. in Oriental Studies from the University of Oxford and an M.A. from the Jewish Theological Seminary. His academic work bridges ancient Jewish practices with contemporary biblical scholarship.
Dr. Cohn's research interests focus on ancient Jewish literature, biblical interpretation, and material religious practices from Late Antiquity. His work examines how ancient Jewish texts and practices evolved through historical contexts, particularly exploring the intersection between biblical metaphors and physical religious objects like tefillin.
His recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on Rabbinic literature and biblical interpretation, with particular attention to how ancient Jewish practices developed from biblical concepts. His work shows expertise in analyzing classical rabbinic sources while applying modern scholarly methods to understand their historical development.
Dr. Cohn is the author of Tangled Up in Text: Tefillin and the Ancient World and co-author of Handbook of Jewish Literature from Late Antiquity (135-700 CE) with Fergus Millar and Eyal Ben-Eliyahu. His scholarship contributes significantly to understanding Jewish textual traditions within their broader ancient Mediterranean context.
