Experiencing the Hebrew Bible
Spotlights on History and Tradition
Volume editor Alina L. Schittenhelm Volume editor Amy Fedeski Volume editor Kerstin Mayerhofer
Hardback (Published)
(March 2025)
ISBN: 9783506796943
6.1 x 9.25 inches
Price: $92.00
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Leading scholars from diverse fields explore the importance of the Hebrew Bible for Jewish history, culture, and identity. The Hebrew Bible has been and continues to be at the heart of Judaism. As this volume explores its significance throughout the ages, it focuses both on the textual history and on its lived experience. The articles deal with aspects of textual criticism, translation, the history of reception, and modern references to the Hebrew Bible. They span a historical period from antiquity to the present day. Leading scholars from various disciplines use diverse approaches to highlight the Hebrew Bible’s multifacetedness and its continuous importance for Jews around the world.
Alina L. Schittenhelm is a PhD candidate at the University of Potsdam and an ELES research fellow. Her PhD project focuses on topographies and gender in modern Mizrahi literature.
Amy Fedeski is the Alfred and Isabel Bader Postdoctoral Fellow in Jewish History at Queen’s University. She completed her PhD at the University of Virginia’s Corcoran Department of History.
Kerstin Mayerhofer holds an PhD in Jewish Studies and is a postdoctoral assistant at the University of Vienna’s Department of Jewish Studies. Kerstin is series co-editor of Baron Lectures: Studies on Jewish Experience.
- Volume editor Alina L. Schittenhelm
- Volume editor Amy Fedeski
- Volume editor Kerstin Mayerhofer
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