Hanna Tervanotko
Biographic Data
| ID | 1601266 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hanna Tervanotko |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hanna |
| FAMILY NAME | Tervanotko |
| SIGNATURE | TERVANOTKO H |
| AFFILIATIONS | McMaster University Hamilton, ON Canada |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4811-6734 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Intersecting Identities
This article foregrounds the importance of intersectionality and related approaches to our understanding of early Judaism. The first section discusses the rise of scholarly approaches that bring questions of the social world to the forefront of historical inquiry, and how the Dead Sea Scrolls have been integrated into the study of the Second Temple Jewish society. The second section introduces intersectionality and argues for the analytical benef…
Jewish Divination in the Greco-Roman Era
This article analyzes the divinatory methods the Jews used to address their questions in the Greco-Roman era. Scholars have previously examined how authors of the Hebrew Bible are aware of numerous divinatory techniques. The texts of the Greco-Roman era, especially the Dead Sea Scrolls, preserve even more references illuminating the ancients' interest in divination. In this article, I first address how the texts of the Greco-Roman era present peo…
Divination and Revelation in Later Antiquity
The period from the Late Roman Republic to the end of antiquity was marked by a wide interest in divination, and more broadly by an intense belief in the possibility of establishing close and personal connections with the gods. Divinatory practices underwent profound changes, accompanied by new trends in religious belief and philosophical reflection. Different religious, ethnic and cultural groups resorted to prophecy to define their respective i…
“Let us cast lots, so that we may know” (Jonah 1
This article seeks to push further scholarly interest and discussion about the ancient Jewish use of the oracle of lot, which has historically been hindered by its categorization as a divinatory method, by including ritual into its categorization. This article explores the ways in which the oracle of lot, as portrayed in Jewish literature, can be categorized under Catharine Bell’s description of ritual-like activity. First, the article gives a ge…
Vulnerability and Valour
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“Let us cast lots, so that we may know” (Jonah 1
This article seeks to push further scholarly interest and discussion about the ancient Jewish use of the oracle of lot, which has historically been hindered by its categorization as a divinatory method, by including ritual into its categorization. This article explores the ways in which the oracle of lot, as portrayed in Jewish literature, can be categorized under Catharine Bell’s description of ritual-like activity. First, the article gives a ge…
Vulnerability and Valour
Divination and Revelation in Later Antiquity
The period from the Late Roman Republic to the end of antiquity was marked by a wide interest in divination, and more broadly by an intense belief in the possibility of establishing close and personal connections with the gods. Divinatory practices underwent profound changes, accompanied by new trends in religious belief and philosophical reflection. Different religious, ethnic and cultural groups resorted to prophecy to define their respective i…
Jewish Divination in the Greco-Roman Era
This article analyzes the divinatory methods the Jews used to address their questions in the Greco-Roman era. Scholars have previously examined how authors of the Hebrew Bible are aware of numerous divinatory techniques. The texts of the Greco-Roman era, especially the Dead Sea Scrolls, preserve even more references illuminating the ancients' interest in divination. In this article, I first address how the texts of the Greco-Roman era present peo…
Intersecting Identities
This article foregrounds the importance of intersectionality and related approaches to our understanding of early Judaism. The first section discusses the rise of scholarly approaches that bring questions of the social world to the forefront of historical inquiry, and how the Dead Sea Scrolls have been integrated into the study of the Second Temple Jewish society. The second section introduces intersectionality and argues for the analytical benef…
Art (4 works) · Biblical studies (4 works) · History (4 works) · Judaism (4 works) · Literature (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (3 works) · Classics (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Dead Sea Scrolls (3 works)