Moshe Gil


Moshe Gil was an Israeli historian.

Academic career

Moshe Gil specialized in the historical interaction between Islam and the Jews, including the history of Palestine under Islamic rule, the institution of the Exilarchate, and Jewish merchants such as the Radhanites. Gil was professor emeritus of the Chaim Rosenberg School of Jewish Studies at Tel Aviv University and held the Joseph and Ceil Mazer Chair in the History of the Jews in Muslim Lands.

Awards

In 1998, Gil was awarded the Israel Prize, for Land of Israel studies,
primarily for his work analyzing some 846 document fragments from the Cairo Genizah and for his work in documenting the role of Jewish merchants in the development of medieval society.

Published works

  • "The Babylonian Encounter and the Exilarchic House in the Light of Cairo Geniza Documents and Parallel Arab Sources."
  • "The Exilarchate."
  • A history of Palestine, 634-1099. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press.
  • "The Medinan Opposition to the Prophet".
  • Review of "Khazarian Hebrew Documents of the Tenth Century" by Golb and Pritsak
  • "The Origin of the Jews of Yathrib."
  • Documents of the Jewish pious foundations from the Cairo Geniza. Leiden: Brill.
  • "The Radhanite Merchants and the Land of Radhanite."
  • "The Constitution of Medina: A Reconsideration"