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My Doctoral Dissertation:

From Tobit to Bartimaeus, From Qumran to Siloam:
The Social Role of Blind People and Attitudes toward the Blind in New Testament Times.
Ph.D. Thesis: Yale University, 1997.  Advisor: Prof. Wayne A. Meeks.

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"Blindness" in Ancient Hebrew, Greek, and Latin

Blindness and Blind Characters in the Bible

Blind Characters in the Ancient World

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