Recording: Five Points lecture- Inside Out: A Jewish History with Prof. Seth Schwartz

December 04, 2025 Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies

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Five Points lecture with Prof. Seth Schwartz

The Meyerhoff Center invites Prof. Seth Schwartz for this semester's Five Points lecture series. Author of numerous books and articles including the influential monograph, Imperialism and Jewish Society, 200 BCE to 640 CE (2001), Prof. Schwartz shares insights from his distinguish work in the history of classical Jewish civilization.

The Meyerhoff Center’s “Five Points” lecture series invites scholars to reflect on five statements, questions, data points, or quotations that have driven their research agenda or their outlook on teaching over the course of their work.