Areas of Expertise
Special interests include social and cultural history of the Jews in Hellenistic and Roman periods; early Christianity.
Scholarship/Creative Work
Publications include:
- The Jewish Dialogue with Greece and Rome. Studies in Cultural and social Interaction
- Josephus: the historian and his society
- The Jews among Pagans and Christians in the Roman Empire (with John North and Judith Lieu)
- Philosophy and Power in the Graeco-Roman World: Essays in Honour of Miriam Griffin (2002), co-ed with Gillian Clark
- Translation and Survival: The Greek Bible and the Ancient Jewish Diaspora (2009)
Professional Affiliations
The University of Reading, UK, Professor, of Ancient History – Emeritus
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