Personal profile
Research interests
Prof. Joshua J. Schwartz (Emeritus) received a BA in Jewish Studies and a BS in Jewish History and Jewish Philosophy from Yeshiva University, New York (1974), an MA in the History of the Jewish People from the Hebrew University (1977) and a Ph.D in the History of the Jewish People from the Hebrew University (1981). He has taught in the Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology since 1979 and was promoted to (Full) Professor in 1996. He has served as Chair of the Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology, Coordinator of the Dr. Simon Krauthammer Chair in Archaeology and Dean of the Faculty of Jewish Studies. He has been the Director of the Ingeborg Rennert Center for Jerusalem Studies since 1995 and also served as Director of the Schulman Center for Basic Jewish Studies.
For a complete CV and List of Publications.
Fields of Interest
1. The Land of Israel in the Second Temple, Mishnah and Talmud Periods
2. Jerusalem
3. Material Culture in the Land of Israel in Ancient Times
4. Christian Settlement in the Land of Israel during the Roman-Byzantine Periods
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jan 1977 → Jan 1981
Award Date: 1 Jan 1981
Master, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Oct 1974 → Oct 1977
Award Date: 1 Oct 1977
Bachelor
Oct 1970 → Oct 1974
Award Date: 1 Oct 1974
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Introduction
Den Dulk, M., Schwartz, J., Tomson, P. & Verheyden, J., 2025, In: Compendia Rerum Iudaicarum ad Novum Testamentum. 18, p. XIII-XXResearch output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
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Mapping the Ancient Evidence: Pots, Pans and the Religious (?) Material Culture of Jews and Christians in the Second Century CE
Schwartz, J., 2025, Compendia Rerum Ludaicarum ad Novum Testamentum. den Dulk, M., Schwartz, J., Tomson, P. & Verheyden, J. (eds.). Brill Academic Publishers, p. 76-95 20 p. (Compendia Rerum Ludaicarum ad Novum Testamentum; vol. 18).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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על תולדות הכרמל בעת העתיקה
שוורץ, י., 2023, In: א.ב.: חדשות השומרונים. 1386-1387, p. 16-34 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Clothes make the Jew was there distinctive Jewish dress in the Greco-Roman period? was there distinctive Jewish dress in the Greco-Roman period?
Schwartz, J., 2021, Dress in Mediterranean Antiquity: Greeks, Romans, Jews, Christians. Batten, A. J. & Olson, K. (eds.). London, New York, p. 247-256 10 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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'וקווצותיו סדורות לו תלתלים': על שׂער הראש והזקן של הגבר היהודי בספרות חז"ל
Translated title of the contribution :"Thick Locks of Curly Hair"?: On the Hair and Beard of the Jewish Male in the Literature of the Sages Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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