He completed his undergraduate studies at the Hebrew University and received his PhD in Rabbinic Literature from the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Yadin-Israel has published articles on a wide range of subjects, is one of the editors of the book series Texts and Studies in Ancient Judaism, and chairs the Rabbinics section of the Association for Jewish Studies. His current research focuses on the relationship between Midrash and received traditions in early Rabbinic Judaism. His first book is Scripture as Logos: Rabbi Ishmael and the Origins of Midrash (Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion) (University of Pennsylvania Press, June 2004).