March 20, 2012

Rob Kugler Awarded Franklin Research Grant

Rob Kugler has been awarded a grant to support his work inspecting and interpreting legal documents from Hellenistic Egypt.

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