Sam Boyd

The tree of life—a powerful image in Judaism for thousands of years—signifies more than immortalityJurors recently delivered a guilty verdict for the gunman who killed 11 worshippers in Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue—the

Samuel L. Boyd has recently published a new article in the Conversation on the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah. You can find it here.  

Samuel Boyd shares his research on the Bible and its legal material in response to a sermon by Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, in which Kirill suggested the violation of “God’s law

Samuel Boyd recently published the article "Why Translating 'God's Law' to Government Law isn't Easy," based on his research on the Bible and its legal material. 

Samuel Boyd has a new article published in The Conversation about the High Holidays. You can find the article here.

In Language Contact, Colonial Administration, and the Construction of Identity in Ancient Israel, Boyd addresses a long-standing critical issue in biblical scholarship: how does the production of the Bible relate to its larger

From Biden’s giant Bible to Christian flags waved by rioters, ‘religion’ means different things to different people and different erasby Samuel L. BoydThe Bible featured prominently in the inauguration. In fact, three were

Samuel Boyd returns to continue our discussion on the article he co-authored with Samira Mehta titled, A justification for unrest? Look no further than the Bible and the Founding Fathers.Samuel L. Boyd is an Assistant

Samuel Boyd, Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies and Religious Studies, recently spoke with NPR's On the Media podcast about the long tradition of religious communities adapting when they're denied access to their

Sam Boyd, Professor of Jewish Studies and Religious Studies, was recently interviewed by the Colorado Arts & Sciences Magazine. In the article, Professor Boyd talks about his research on the Bible and how