Yaron Z. Eliav

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A Jew in the Roman Bathhouse: Cultural Interaction in the Ancient Mediterranean Yaron Z. Eliav
A provocative account of Jewish encounters with the public baths of ancient Rome
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The painting Ancient Ruins Used as Public Baths by Hubert Robert. In the painting a colonnade and a large bathing pool with a fountain are seen beyond three towering archways. Small figures bathe in the water and rest beneath the arches.

Rabbis in the Roman public bathhouse: Ancient perspectives on modern sensibilities The figure of the rabbi, whether modern or ancient, seems far removed from the corporeal reality of a Roman public bathhouse—or at least that’s what we would assume. Yet, the vast body of writings, known collectively as Rabbinic Literature, paints an... Read More