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office:
321 Divinity Hall
telephone: 617.495.5955
faculty assistant
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. He works in the
reinterpretations of texts in the Hebrew Bible itself and in the
"rewritten Bible" of Second Temple Judaism as well as rabbinic midrash. He also teaches a seminar
in the use of medieval Jewish commentaries for purposes of modern biblical exegesis. He has a strong interest
in the philosophical and theological issues involved in biblical studies, especially the relationship of premodern
modes of interpretation to modern historical criticism. Much of his work centers on the relationship of Judaism and
Christianity, both in the times of the early church and in modernity, and he has long been active in Jewish-Christian
dialogue. His interests and courses in Jewish theology include the modern period. Two of his most recent books are
Resurrection and the Restoration of Israel: The Ultimate Victory of the God of Life (Yale University Press, 2006)
and Resurrection: The Power of God for Christians and Jews (Yale University Press, 2008), which he wrote with
Kevin Madigan of HDS. In all his work, Professor
Levenson's emphasis falls on the close reading of texts for purposes of literary and theological understanding.
curriculum
vitae (Adobe
Reader required)
On leave spring term 2008.
courses:
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