Gad Barnea

This way of doing things and to produce something for the people for the Jews in Alexander so that they feel that their identity is also receiving the same kind of treatment as their Greek neighbors. The translation into Jewish Greek again would have happened very quickly.

This way of doing things and to produce something for the people for the Jews in Alexander so that they feel that their identity is also receiving the same kind of treatment as their Greek neighbors. The translation into Jewish Greek again would have happened very quickly.

This way of doing things and to produce something for the people for the Jews in Alexander so that they feel that their identity is also receiving the same kind of treatment as their Greek neighbors. The translation into Jewish Greek again would have happened very quickly.

Of course, we lost a lot. I mean, the Library of Alexandria continued for centuries later on. It was under Julius Caesar. There was some kind of fire that destroyed parts of the library. But the library continued well into the Common Era and slowly kind of diminished later on. But we lost a lot, of course. I mean, yeah, it was... Truly a treasure trove.

Of course, we lost a lot. I mean, the Library of Alexandria continued for centuries later on. It was under Julius Caesar. There was some kind of fire that destroyed parts of the library. But the library continued well into the Common Era and slowly kind of diminished later on. But we lost a lot, of course. I mean, yeah, it was... Truly a treasure trove.

Of course, we lost a lot. I mean, the Library of Alexandria continued for centuries later on. It was under Julius Caesar. There was some kind of fire that destroyed parts of the library. But the library continued well into the Common Era and slowly kind of diminished later on. But we lost a lot, of course. I mean, yeah, it was... Truly a treasure trove.

Right, right. And we need to always be very careful. In academia, we try to be as methodological about this. So we always... We can't just look at one data point. We have to find where as many data points meet to draw conclusions. It has to be as scientific as it can be. And in the study of history, we are now moving in this generation.

Right, right. And we need to always be very careful. In academia, we try to be as methodological about this. So we always... We can't just look at one data point. We have to find where as many data points meet to draw conclusions. It has to be as scientific as it can be. And in the study of history, we are now moving in this generation.

Right, right. And we need to always be very careful. In academia, we try to be as methodological about this. So we always... We can't just look at one data point. We have to find where as many data points meet to draw conclusions. It has to be as scientific as it can be. And in the study of history, we are now moving in this generation.

and that's something I'm really trying to focus a lot of my energy on, is to make the study of history to be more scientific, more like the hard sciences, rather than just coming up with ideas and trying to see if it sticks, which was the way a lot of the history has been done thus far.

and that's something I'm really trying to focus a lot of my energy on, is to make the study of history to be more scientific, more like the hard sciences, rather than just coming up with ideas and trying to see if it sticks, which was the way a lot of the history has been done thus far.

and that's something I'm really trying to focus a lot of my energy on, is to make the study of history to be more scientific, more like the hard sciences, rather than just coming up with ideas and trying to see if it sticks, which was the way a lot of the history has been done thus far.

And I'm not saying that, I mean, we've made a lot of progress in the study of history, but in order to put history on very solid ground, and to make it less subjective and more objective, there's a lot we can do. And so one of my projects, I'm not going to go too much into the details, not to bore people, but we're trying to work, especially on epigraphy.

And I'm not saying that, I mean, we've made a lot of progress in the study of history, but in order to put history on very solid ground, and to make it less subjective and more objective, there's a lot we can do. And so one of my projects, I'm not going to go too much into the details, not to bore people, but we're trying to work, especially on epigraphy.

And I'm not saying that, I mean, we've made a lot of progress in the study of history, but in order to put history on very solid ground, and to make it less subjective and more objective, there's a lot we can do. And so one of my projects, I'm not going to go too much into the details, not to bore people, but we're trying to work, especially on epigraphy.

Now, I mentioned epigraphy already a number of times, which is the study of these original primary documents, the ostraca, the actual documents that were written in real time, but the people living in real time. not thinking that this will ever be studied again. So epigraphy is the heart, the beating heart of the study of history, of ancient history at all.

Now, I mentioned epigraphy already a number of times, which is the study of these original primary documents, the ostraca, the actual documents that were written in real time, but the people living in real time. not thinking that this will ever be studied again. So epigraphy is the heart, the beating heart of the study of history, of ancient history at all.

Now, I mentioned epigraphy already a number of times, which is the study of these original primary documents, the ostraca, the actual documents that were written in real time, but the people living in real time. not thinking that this will ever be studied again. So epigraphy is the heart, the beating heart of the study of history, of ancient history at all.

Because this is the primary material that we have. It's more than Herodotus, which is not a primary source. Herodotus, of course, wrote his books, but he did not... First of all, we don't have his original document, his original manuscript. But that was not something that – it's not the daily life. It's not something that people are just – you don't have this visceral experience.

Because this is the primary material that we have. It's more than Herodotus, which is not a primary source. Herodotus, of course, wrote his books, but he did not... First of all, we don't have his original document, his original manuscript. But that was not something that – it's not the daily life. It's not something that people are just – you don't have this visceral experience.