Krista N. Dalton, "How Rabbis Became Experts: Social Circles and Donor Networks in Jewish Late Antiquity" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Krista Dalton's book, "How Rabbis Became Experts," explores how social relationships and donor networks in Jewish Late Antiquity shaped the perception of rabbis as experts. The book analyzes rabbinic writings from the second to fifth centuries CE, illustrating how social…