Dr. Azzan Yadin-Israel
Dr. Azzan Yadin-Israel is a professor of Jewish Studies and Classics at Rutgers University. He earned his B.A. from the Hebrew University and Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of two monographs on early rabbinic midrash, a study of the biblical themes in Bruce Springsteen's lyrics, a book series that helps English speakers master the vocabulary of foreign languages, and dozens of articles. What follows is a revelatory conversation about how a subtle change in France led to a reimagining of one of the most well-known stories in all of human history.
Nov. 4, 2023
How France turned the Forbidden Fruit into an Apple with Dr. Azzan Yadin-Israel
Dr. Azzan Yadin-Israel explains the incredible story of how medieval French artists turned the Biblical Forbidden Fruit into an apple in Western iconography.