In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Dr. Yonatan Adler about the intersection of halacha and archaeology. Yonatan Adler is a professor of archaeology at Ariel University in Samaria where he teaches about halacha in early Judaism as we see it through the lens of archeology. - Why do we view the past in light of the present and not the present in light of the past? - What does archeology tell us about the origins of the Jewish People? - Did ancient everyday Jews keep the Torah?Tune in to hear a conversation on the blueprint of creation, the invention of the term 'Judaism', and more. Interview begins at 23:15References:Rav Ari Waxman on TwitterTradition Magazine“Hazon Ish on Textual Criticism and Halakhah” by Tzvi A. Yehuda 18Forty - “Andrew Solomon: Far From the Tree” “Hazon Ish on Textual Criticism and Halakhah - A Rejoinder” by Shnayer LeimanExodus 23:2“The Role of Manuscripts in Halakhic Decision-Making: Hazon Ish, his Precursors and Contemporaries” by Moshe BleichIggrot HaRav Kook - Letter #423 by Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen KookThe Origins of Judaism by Yonatan AdlerJurassic Park Judaism: The Genealogy of a Modern Notion by Daniel Boyarin “This is Water” by David Foster WallaceGreek and Latin Authors on Jews and Judaism by Menahem SternThe New Testament Josephus: The Complete Works by Flavius JosephusBook of LeviticusThe Zohar 2:161b:1The Jewish War by Flavius Josephus“The Archaeology of Purity: Archaeological Evidence for the Observance of Ritual Purity in Ereẓ-Israel from the Hasmonean Period until the End of the Talmudic Era (164 BCE – 400 CE)" by Yonatan Adler Drashos Beis Yishai - Essay #23 by Shlomo Fisher18Forty - “Tova Ganzel: The Judaism of the Prophets & the People” Psalms 73