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Profile. Jon D. Levenson, Albert A. List Professor of Jewish Studies, began teaching at Harvard in 1988, having previously taught at the University of Chicago and at Wellesley College. His work concentrates on the interpretation of the Hebrew Bible, including its reinterpretations in the "rewritten Bible" of Second Temple Judaism and rabbinic ...
Jon D. Levenson. Jon D. Levenson, Albert A. List Professor of Jewish Studies, began teaching at Harvard in 1988, having previously taught at the University of Chicago and at Wellesley College. His work concentrates on the interpretation of the Hebrew Bible, including its reinterpretations in the "rewritten Bible" of Second Temple Judaism and ...
Dec 4, 2023 · “Jon Levenson’s meticulous and sensitive investigation of the text and history of the Hebrew Bible has helped us confront the unconscious assumptions we bring to texts, especially texts presented to us as divine scriptures,” said the Academy in its official citation. “His landmark work in Jewish biblical theology as well as in interfaith dialogue invites us into a deeper awareness of ...
Feb 21, 2018 · The Tapestry of Creation: Jon Levenson on Creation and Omnipotence. Frequently overlooked in Christian discussions on the doctrine of creation is the 2000-year old Jewish tradition. In many ways, Jewish thinkers shared the same concerns as their Christian counterparts; ever since the conflict with Greek philosophy, the rabbis and Jewish ...
Jon D. Levenson. Jon D. Levenson is the Albert A. List Professor of Jewish Studies at Harvard Divinity School and the author, most recently, of Resurrection and the Restoration of Israel and Resurrection: The Power of God for Christians and Jews (the latter co-authored with Kevin J. Madigan).
LEVENSON, JON D. (1949– ), U.S. scholar of Bible and Midrash. Levenson was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, where he completed his secondary school education at Linsley Military Institute in 1967. He received his B.A. in English at Harvard College in 1971, and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard University in 1967 and 1971, concentrating ...
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Nov 29, 1994 · This paperback edition brings to a wide audience one of the most innovative and meaningful models of God for this post-Auschwitz era. In a thought-provoking return to the original Hebrew conception of God, which questions accepted conceptions of divine omnipotence, Jon Levenson defines God's authorship of the world as a consequence of his victory in his struggle with evil.
