Biography
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 midrash. His book "Resurrection and the Restoration of Israel: The Ultimate Victory of the God of Life" (Yale University Press, 2006) won a National Jewish Book Award and the Biblical Archaeology Society Publication Award. His latest book is "The Love of God: Divine Gift, Human Gratitude, and Mutual Faithfulness in Judaism" (Princeton University Press, 2016).
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