Rabbi Stephen Shlomo Mahn, PhD candidate

Research & teaching interests

• Theological Issues presented in the Jewish Writings of the Second Temple Period (From Ezra to Josephus). [These writings illustrate developments in Second Temple Judaism that influenced the emergence of Christianity and later stages of Judaism.]
• Hebrew Bible: language, reception, synchronic-literary analysis
• Chassidic Thought
• Religious Identity in Society

Education

Currently: PhD Candidate in Religion at McGill University; Minor in Hellenistic History; Major in Second Temple Judaism.
M.A., (2008) Concordia University, Theological Studies (Thesis: The Acceptance and Rejection of the Story of the Watchers: 1Enoch 5-11).
B.A., (2005) Concordia University; (1990) Rabbinical Ordination.

Teaching goals

Beyond giving over information, my goal is to share with students the excitement of seeing something from a new perspective. In addition, a Jewish teaching says "I have learned a lot from my teachers, but from my students I have learned the most." - I look forward to the many occasions when I gain new insights from my students.