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Aslan Cohen Mizrahi

Aslan Cohen Mizrahi

Postdoctoral Associate
Center for Jewish Studies
Office hours Mon/Wed 1:00 p.m. — 2:45 p.m.; Gray Building, 230D (Center for Jewish Studies).  

Scholarly Works - Journal articles

The Case for Dropsy as Punishment for the Proven Adulteress (Numbers 5:11–31)

Journal article Vetus Testamentum · January 1, 2026 This article argues that the punishment for the proven adulteress (Numbers 5:11–31) is best understood as dropsy (ascites). This identification is already implied in the Septuagint, which describes the wife’s symptoms with language that matches depictions ... Full text Cite

From Shore to shore: Kafka’s Gracchus arrives in Riva

Journal article Oxford German Studies · January 1, 2024 Commentators have noted that Kafka’s 1917 Gracchus story harks back to his 1913 stay in Riva del Garda, but they have failed to identify the author’s personal experiences it unmistakably evokes. After elucidating this question, the article will argue that ... Full text Cite

The Copernican Revolution in the History of Interpretation of Job 28

Journal article Jewish Studies Quarterly · 2020 While the overwhelming majority of modern scholars assume that the unspecified subject of Job 28:1–11 is human, before the 13th century virtually all exegetes assumed that subject was divine. Thus, there was a major shift in the interpretation of J ... Full text Open Access Cite