#  Shaye J.D. Cohen 

Littauer Professor of Hebrew Literature and Philosophy

 

 

 



   ![Cohen](/sites/g/files/omnuum9421/files/styles/hwp_4_5__480x600/public/ancientstudies/files/cohen2.jpg?itok=Dw4aIL-A) 

 



 

 location\_on Harvard University Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations 6 Divinity Ave, Cambridge MA 02138 

 smartphone [617-496 6422](<tel:617-496 6422>) 

 email <scohen@fas.harvard.edu> 

 laptop\_windows [Profile](https://nelc.fas.harvard.edu/people/shaye-jd-cohen) 

 

 



 

- Judaea and the Near East
- Roman and Byzantine periods (late antiquity)
- Areas of Expertise: history of Judaism; Judaism and Hellenism; Josephus; rabbinic law and literature



 

 

 





 

 

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