Alan F. Segal Alan F. Segal is professor of Religion at Barnard College, Columbia University, and occupies the Ingeborg Rennert Chair for the Study of Judaism. He is the author of Life After Death: A History of the Afterlife in the Religions of the West, Rebecca's Children, andPaul the Convert. The Breakfast TableDec. 23 2005 3:17 PMDid Jesus Think He Was the Messiah?Alan F. SegalThe Breakfast TableDec. 21 2005 1:16 PMBelieve Only the EmbarrassingAlan F. Segal The Breakfast TableDec. 22 2005 4:05 PMThe Woman Taken in AdulteryAlan F. Segal