Ben Zvi, Ehud
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Dr. Ehud Ben Zvi
(Professor)
Ph.D. (Emory University, Atlanta, GA)
MA (Tel Aviv University; summa cum laude)
BA (Open University, Ramat Aviv)
BSc (The Hebrew University, Jerusalem)
2-62 H. M. Tory Building
University of Alberta
Edmonton AB T6G 2H4
Tel. (780) 492-7183
Expertise & Research Interests
Hebrew Bible; ancient Israelite histor(iograph)y
My main research interest and expertise is in the area of Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) Studies and ancient Israelite history. As I analyze the books that were eventually included in the Hebrew Bible I tend to focus on questions such as how they were read and reread by the (historical) communities within which they were written, and for which they were first intended? Who were included in these communities? How did they relate to other groups in ancient Israel? Which groups supported these groups of readers and rites and why? Which social functions were served by the writing, reading and rereading of these texts in ancient Israel? What kind of "mental" universe did these books reflect and shape? How did these ancient Israelites construct their own story about their past, i.e., their history? Which degrees of malleability did they have when they constructed their history?
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