• Chad Spigel joined the Religion Department at 性爱天堂 in 2008 and teaches courses in Hebrew Bible, Judaism, and archaeology. His research interests include ancient synagogues and their roles in ancient Jewish communities, Jews living in the ancient Diaspora, and the use of archaeology and the Bible in popular television documentaries. Chad has worked on several archaeological excavations and from 2011-2014 he was an Area Supervisor for the excavation of the ancient village of Huqoq (Israel). Chad is currently a Councilor for the Arts and Humanities division of CUR, and is working on a book about undergraduate research in Religious Studies.聽

    • Ph.D., Duke University
    • M.A., Duke University
    • B.A., Brandeis University
    • Spigel, Chad. 鈥淭he Jewish Minority of Dura-Europos.鈥澛Journal of Ancient Judaism聽10.2 (2019): 211鈥55.聽
    • Spigel, Chad. 鈥淒ebating Ancient Synagogue Dating: The Implications of Deteriorating Data.鈥澛Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research聽376 (2016): 83鈥100.聽
    • Spigel, Chad and Matthew Grey. 鈥淗uqoq in the Lake Hellenistic and Early Roman Periods.鈥 Pages 362-78 in聽Galilee in the Late Second Temple and Mishnaic Periods (100 BCE鈥200 CE), Volume 2.聽
    • Spigel, Chad. 鈥淩econsidering the Question of Separate Seating in Ancient Synagogues.鈥澛Journal of Jewish Studies聽63.1 (2012): 62鈥83.聽
    • Spigel, Chad. Ancient Synagogue Seating Capacities: Methodology, Analysis and Limits.聽Texts and Studies in Ancient Judaism聽149. T眉bingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2012.聽

    Chad Spigel joined the Religion Department in 2008 as an Assistant Professor. His research and teaching interests include the role of synagogue worship in ancient Jewish communities, approaches to the study of Jews and Judaism, and the use of archaeology and the Bible(s) in popular media. His first book,Ancient Synagogue Seating Capacities: Methodology, Analysis and Limits聽(Tubingen: Mohr Siebeck), will be available in October 2012.