STEVEN H. WERLIN
Department of Religious Studies
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Curriculum Vitae

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CONTACT INFORMATION
North Carolina:                               Arizona:                      Israel: (primary until June 2009)
Department of Religious Studies               Center for Judaic Studies     c/o W.F. Albright Institute
125 Saunders Hall, CB# 3225                   420 Marshall, Bldg. 158.02    P.O.B. 19096
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   University of Arizona         91190 Jerusalem, Israel
Chapel Hill, NC  27599-3225                   Tucson, AZ  85712             Fax: (011-972) 2-626-4424
Department Phone: (919) 962-5666              Fax: (520) 626-5767           Phone: (011-972) 52-805-4226
Department Fax: (919) 962-1567
Primary Email Address: werlin@email.unc.edu
EDUCATION
Candidate for Ph.D. (A.B.D. Status), Religious Studies, since 2007
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Areas of Concentration: Archaeology of Palestine, History and Religion of Second Temple and Rabbinic Judaism, Hebrew Bible
  • Doctoral Adviser: Dr. Jodi Magness
  • Dissertation: "Synagogues of the Darom: An Analysis of Jewish Art and Architecture of Southern Palestine in the Late Roman and Byzantine Periods"

    M.A., Religious Studies, 2006
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Thesis: "Eagle Imagery in Jewish Relief Sculpture of Late Antique Palestine"

    B.A., Archaeology, 2003
    Tufts University
  • Honors: , magna cum laude, highest thesis honors
  • Areas of Concentration: Classical Archaeology, Ancient Greek Language
  • Thesis: "Miqva'ot (Jewish Ritual Baths) in Hellenistic and Roman Palestine"

    Languages
  • Ancient: Hebrew - Biblical, Rabbinic, Dead Sea Scrolls
          Greek - Classical, Koine
          Aramaic - Biblical, Targumic, Palestinian Jewish, Babylonian Jewish
          Latin
  • Modern: Hebrew (reading and speaking proficiency)
          German (reading proficiency)
          French (reading proficiency)

    TEACHING EXPERIENCE
    University of Arizona

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Outside University-level

    Courses Taught

    Syllabi Prepared

    FIELD WORK
    Excavations in the Churches of Humayma, Jordan
    Staff, 2009
    Byzantine Period
    Director: Dr. Robert Schick

    Excavations in the Roman Fort of Yotvata, Israel
    Trench Supervisor, 2004-2007
    Late Roman through Early Islamic Periods
    Directors: Drs. Jodi Magness and Gwyn Davies

    Athienou Archaeological Project, Cyprus
    Staff, 2003 (study season)
    Assistant Trench Supervisor, 2002
    Field School Student through Davidson College, 2001
    Cypro-Archaic through Roman Periods Periods
    Directors: Drs. Michael K. Toumazou and Derek B. Counts

    Combined Caesarea Expeditions, Israel
    Field School Student, 2000
    Early Roman through Crusader Periods Periods
    Director: Dr. Kenneth Holum

    FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, AND HONORS
    Fellowships

    Grants
    • Graduate Student Opportunity Fund, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2008
    • Graduate Student Tuition Incentive Scholarship, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2008
    • Lewis and Clark Fund, American Philosophical Society, 2007
    • Smith Graduate Research Award, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2007
    • Perry Award for Summer Research, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2005
    • Perry Award for Summer Research, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2004
    • Marianne J.H. Witherby Foundation Grant for Archaeological Field Work, Tufts University, 2003
    • National Science Foundation-National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Archaeological Field School, Athienou Archaeological Project, Cyprus, 2001

    Honors
    • Boston Greek Prize, Tufts University, 2003

    PUBLICATIONS
    Theses

    Encyclopedia Articles
    • “Adoraim” and “Ammudim, Chorvat,” in Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter (In Press).
    • “Archaeology: Sites in the Middle East,” in Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome. New York: Oxford University Press (In Press).
    • "Masada," in The New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible, ed. K.D. Sakenfeld. Abingdon Press (In Press).
    • “First Jewish War,” “Masada,” and “Qumran,” in The Cambridge Dictionary of Jewish Religion, History, and Culture, ed. J.R. Baskin. Cambridge University Press (In Press).

    Book Reviews
    • Common Judaism: Explorations in Second-Temple Judaism, eds. W. O. McCready and A. Rein hartz, in Choice Reviews, April, 2009.
    • The Architecture of Herod, the Great Builder, by Ehud Netzer, in Henoch, 2008.
    • Inscribing Devotion and Death: Archaeological Evidence for Jewish Populations of North Africa, by Karen B. Stern, in Choice Reviews, June, 2008.
    • Scribes, Visionaries, and the Politics of Second Temple Judea, by Richard A. Horsley, in Choice Reviews, April, 2008.
    • Jerusalem’s Temple Mount: From Solomon to the Golden Dome, by Hershel Shanks, in Choice Reviews, April, 2008.
    • Solomon’s Temple: Myth and History, by William J. Hamblin and David Rolph Seely, in Choice Reviews, December, 2007.

    PRESENTATIONS
    Professional Meetings
    • “Jewish Art in Its Christian Context: Eagles and Angels in Late Antiquity,” American Schools of Oriental Research Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA, Nov. 14-17, 2007.
    • “The 2004 Excavations in the Roman Fort at Yotvata, Israel,” Southeast Commission for the Study of Religion Annual Meeting. Winston-Salem, NC, March 2005.

    Symposia
    • “Artistic Symbols in Religious Dialogue: The Image of the Eagle,” Channels of Communication: Interreligious Dialogues in Late Antiquity. Yale University, New Haven, CT, Oct. 22-23, 2006.
    • “Searching for Orthodoxy in Palestinian Synagogues—the Evidence of Relief Sculpture,” “How Intense Is the Zeal”: Creating Religious Orthodoxy in the Ancient Mediterranean and Near East. Brown University, Providence, RI, April 9-10, 2006.

    Invited Lectures

    Sessions Organized and Chaired
    • "Christianity and Judaism in Late Antiquity," American Schools of Oriental Research Annual Meeting (with C. Duncan), 2008-2010.

    PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
    SERVICE TO FIELD AND ACADEMIA
    • Lecturer Sekhel veLev, Adult Education Outreach Program, sponsered by the Arizona Center for Judaic Studies, University of Arizona, and the Tucson Jewish Community Center, 2008.
    • Applicant Interviewer for Tufts Alumni Admissions Program, since 2007.
    • Logistics Coordinator for Archaeological Institute of America North Carolina Society, 2004-2005.
    • Volunteer Staff, for UNC-Chapel Hill symposium: Current Issues in State Formation: the Mediterranean and Beyond. An International Colloquium at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. UNC-Chapel Hill, Oct. 17-19, 2003.

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