Gregg Gardner, University of British Columbia

Research

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Jewish Studies Judaism in Late Antiquity Classical Rabbinic literature (e.g. Mishnah, Talmud, Midrash)Judaism in the Second Temple era Hellenistic Jewish Literature Archaeology of Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine era Palestine Pedagogy in Religious Studies Religious ethics and law Religion and material culture Economic history

Latest funding

The Horvat Midras Excavation Project: Cultural Interaction in Rural Roman Judea
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$69,023
Charity in classical Jewish law
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Poverty and social justice in classical Jewish thought: Mishnah Pe'ah - a translation and commentary
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$60,762

All 4 grants and awards

No publications available.

The Horvat Midras Excavation Project: Cultural Interaction in Rural Roman Judea

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Gardner, Gregg

Keywords: (1) Judaism; (2) Jewish; (3) Jew; (4) Archaeology; (5) Israel; (6) Palestine; (7) Rabbinic; (8) Material culture; (9) Rural; (10) Agrarian

$69,023

Charity in classical Jewish law

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Gardner, Gregg E.

Keywords: Judaism; Jewish; Jews; law; ethics; charity; alms; almsgiving; poor; poverty; begging; wealth; Bible; Rabbi; rabbinic; post-biblical; Talmud; philanthropy; religion; religious; history; justice; social justice; giving; antiquity; exegesis; Hebrew

$25,000

Poverty and social justice in classical Jewish thought: Mishnah Pe'ah - a translation and commentary

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Gardner, Gregg E.

Keywords: Judaism;Jewish; Jew; Rabbinic; Rabbi; religion; religious; Hebrew; translation; Mishnah; poverty; poor; charity; social justice; Talmud; Hebrew; Bible; Almsgiving; late antiquity

$60,762

Charity for the Rich: Individual Almsgiving in Early Rabbinic Judaism

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Gardner, Gregg

Keywords: (1) Judaism; (2) Jews; (3) Jewish; (4) Ethics; (5) Rabbinic; (6) Charity; (7) Almsgiving; (8) Poor; (9) Poverty; (10) Philanthropy

$29,789

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Jewish Studies Dear Professor Gardner, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on jewish studies connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "The Horvat Midras Excavation Project: Cultural Interaction in Rural Roman Judea" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]