Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Prof. Dr. Eyal Regev
Full Professor
The Martin (Szusz) Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology
Faculty of Jewish Studies
Official University Profile: Bar-Ilan University – Eyal Regev
Expertise: Second Temple Judaism; Dead Sea Scrolls and Qumran Studies; Early Christianity; Social Archaeology; Jewish Sects; Hasmonean History; Herodian Period; Temple Studies; Historical Jesus; Ancient Judaism.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Academic Profile
Prof. Dr. Eyal Regev is Full Professor in the Martin (Szusz) Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology at Bar-Ilan University. He is also affiliated with the Institute of Archaeology, the Jeselsohn Epigraphic Center for Jewish History, and Olamot – The School of Jewish Studies and Israeli Culture.
He is internationally recognized for his interdisciplinary research on the social and religious history of the Second Temple period, combining archaeology, history, biblical studies, and social-scientific approaches to ancient Judaism. His scholarship has significantly advanced the understanding of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Qumran community, the Hasmonean Kingdom, the Temple in Jerusalem, and the origins of Christianity.
Prof. Regev’s work integrates archaeological evidence with literary and historical sources, offering new perspectives on the development of Jewish society, religious identity, purity practices, and sectarian movements during the Second Temple period.
QUALIFICATIONS
1995
B.A. in Jewish History, Bar-Ilan University.
2000
Ph.D. in Land of Israel Studies, Bar-Ilan University.
Postdoctoral Research
Center for Jewish Studies, Harvard University (Fulbright Fellow).
ACADEMIC POSITIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
Full Professor, Bar-Ilan University.
Professor, Martin (Szusz) Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology.
Faculty Member, Olamot – The School of Jewish Studies and Israeli Culture.
Researcher, Institute of Archaeology, Bar-Ilan University.
Researcher, Jeselsohn Epigraphic Center for Jewish History.
Fulbright Fellow, Harvard University.
Member of numerous international academic societies in Biblical Studies, Archaeology, and Jewish Studies.
RESEARCH
Prof. Regev’s research focuses on the history, archaeology, and religious life of the Second Temple period. His work examines the interaction between political power, religious ideology, archaeology, and social identity in ancient Judaea.
A major area of his scholarship concerns the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Qumran community, exploring sectarianism, purity practices, communal organization, and the social dynamics of ancient Jewish groups. He has also written extensively on the Sadducees, Pharisees, Hasmoneans, Herod, and the Temple in Jerusalem.
His more recent work investigates early Christianity from within its Jewish historical context, emphasizing the continuity and diversity of Jewish religious life during the first centuries BCE and CE.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Second Temple Judaism
Dead Sea Scrolls
Qumran Studies
Early Christianity
Social Archaeology
Ancient Judaism
Temple Studies
Hasmonean History
Herodian Period
Sadducees
Pharisees
Historical Jesus
Jewish Archaeology
Ancient Jewish Society
ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP
Full Professor, Bar-Ilan University.
Researcher, Institute of Archaeology.
Researcher, Jeselsohn Epigraphic Center for Jewish History.
Regular participant and organizer of international conferences on Second Temple Judaism, Qumran Studies, Biblical Archaeology, and Early Christianity.
PUBLICATIONS
Selected Publications
The Sadducees and Their Halakhah: Religion and Society in the Second Temple Period. Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi, 2005.
Sectarianism in Qumran: A Cross-Cultural Perspective. De Gruyter, 2007.
The Hasmoneans: Ideology, Archaeology, Identity. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2013.
The Temple in Early Christianity: Experiencing the Sacred. Yale University Press, 2019.
Social Archaeology of Late Second Temple Judaea: From Purity, Burial, and Art, to Qumran, Herod, and Masada. Routledge, 2023.
Numerous articles on the Dead Sea Scrolls, archaeology of the Second Temple period, Jewish sectarianism, the Temple, early Christianity, and the social history of ancient Judaism published in leading international journals and edited volumes.