Department
Department of Religion
Phone
+1 (210) 9998461
Email Address
cspigel@trinity.edu
Room
Dicke Hall, 221
Website
Chad Spigel's Digital Commons Page

Chad Spigel joined the Religion Department at Trinity University in 2008 and teaches courses in Hebrew Bible, Judaism, and archaeology. His academic interests include ancient synagogues and their roles in ancient Jewish communities, "defining" Judaism, and exploring ways to utilize generative AI in the classroom and religious studies research. 

Education

  • Ph.D., Duke University
  • M.A., Duke University
  • B.A., Brandeis University

Selected Publications

  • Spigel, Chad, and Rubén Dupertuis (with Jenny Olin Shanahan and Gregory Young). 
    Undergraduate Research in Religious Studies: A Guide for Students and Faculty. Routledge Undergraduate Research Series. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.
  • Spigel, Chad. “The Jewish Minority of Dura-Europos.” Journal of Ancient Judaism 10.2 (2019): 211–55.
  • Spigel, Chad. “Debating Ancient Synagogue Dating: The Implications of Deteriorating Data.” Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 376 (2016): 83–100.
  • Spigel, Chad. Ancient Synagogue Seating Capacities: Methodology, Analysis and Limits. Texts and Studies in Ancient Judaism 149. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2012.  
  • Spigel, Chad. “Reconsidering the Question of Separate Seating in Ancient Synagogues.” Journal of Jewish Studies 63.1 (2012): 62–83.