Rob Kugler Awarded Franklin Research Grant

The American Philosophical Society has awarded Rob Kugler, Paul S. Wright Professor of Christian Studies and Director of Strategic Initiatives, a $6,000 Franklin Research grant. This grant will allow Professor Kugler to travel to Heidelberg, Cologne, Munich, and Vienna  for archival research and collaboration with colleagues. Dr. Kugler’s unique skills as a scholar of early Judaism combined with his competency in juridical papyrology will allow him to work side-by-side with scholars of papyrology to inspect and interpret legal documents from Hellenistic Egypt. This work will result in a commentary on the texts, which will provide scholars of early Judaism a significant body of evidence to which they would not otherwise have access. More information about the Franklin Research Grant program is available here. March 2012