Dr. Kenneth W. Harl, Professor Emeritus of Tulane University, will join Congregation Ner Tamid for two free Zoom lectures about “Romans and Jews.”

On Wednesday, July 24, at 7:00 p.m., Dr. Harl will focus on Judaea In Defeat, 73 – 132 AD.

On Wednesday, July 31, at 7:00 p.m., Dr. Harl will discuss The Second Revolt 132 – 135 AD.

You can sign up to attend both free Zoom lectures below.

A native of New York, Dr. Harl obtained his BA in History and Classics, summa cum laude, at Trinity College and his PhD in History at Yale University. Since 1978, he was a Professor of Classical and Byzantine history at Tulane University until his retirement in 2022 after 43 years of teaching. Dr. Harl, who taught classes in Roman, Greek, Byzantine, Viking, and Crusader history, received many teaching awards at Tulane including the Sheldon H. Hackney Award and Tulane’s annual Student Body Award for Excellence in Teaching for which he was honored nine times in appreciation for his outstanding teaching and advising. Additionally, Dr. Harl is the recipient of Baylor University's nationwide Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teachers. Dr. Harl recorded 11 courses with The Great Courses; he published scholarly books and articles on Roman coinage, ancient military history, and the cities of Roman Asia Minor; and, he spent 25 years working on archaeological sites. When working at the excavations of Metropolis and Gordion in Turkey, Dr. Harl took his students on field expeditions to view and assist at Roman and Hellenistic sites in Turkey. Dr. Harl is known for his expertise in ancient numismatics, especially on the provincial and civic coinages of the Roman East. His new book, Empires of the Steppes: A History of the Nomadic Peoples Who Shaped Civilization, traces the little-known history of the Eurasian nomadic peoples from the earliest times down to the career of Tamerlane (1370-1405), the last conqueror who depended on the invincible horse archers of the steppes.