Sara Milstein: A (Brief) Literature Review
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TL;DR: Sara Milstein, Professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at UBC, will deliver the 2024 Samuel Iwry Lecture at Johns Hopkins on Monday, October 28, 2024. She works on the literary history of the HB, biblical and Mesopotamian law, ANE scribal culture, and Mesopotamian literature. In this post, I briefly review her three books in which she challenges traditional views on biblical law, highlights ancient scribal practices, and explores the evolution of the Gilgamesh epic.... Read More