Dr. Zvi Shimhon
CV
Education
| 2009 | Ph.D | Bar Ilan University | Bible |
| 1998 | M.S. | Yeshiva University (Block Scholarship Program) | Education |
| 1994 | B.A. (with Honors) (Dean's List of Excellent Undergraduate Students) | Bar Ilan University | Talmud and Bible |
Dissertation
"Contrast in Biblical Narrative" (Heb.). Supervisor Prof. Ed Greesnstein [ President's Scholarship Program
Pinchas Churgin Award for Outsdanding Doctoral Thesis].
Professional Experience
| 2001-present | Bible Lecturer, Bar Ilan University |
| 2005-2014 | Bible Lecturer, Ashkelon College |
| 2011-2012 | Bible lecturer, Herzog Teacher's College |
| 1996-1998 | Virtual Beit Midrash (VBM) - Weekly internet article on bilical exegesis with a subscription of over a thousand students |
Awards and Honors
| 2011 | Outstanding Lecturer, Bar Ilan University |
| 2011 | Memorial Foundation Grant |
| 2010 | Outstanding Lecturer, Ashkelon College |
| 2010 | Beth Shalom Grant |
| 2009 | Pinchas Churgin Award for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis |
| 2003 | President's Scholarship for Excellent Doctoral Students, Bar Ilan University |
| 1996-7 | Block Program Scholarship, Yeshiva University |
| 1993 | Block Program Scholarship, Yeshiva University, Jewish Studies, Bar Ilan University |
| 1993 | Bible Department Asher Veizer Undergraduate Studies Scholarship, for Excellence, Bar Ilan University |
| 1993 | Talmud Department Undergraduate Studies Scholarship for Excellence, Bar Ilan University |
| 1988 | Edgar M. Bronfman Youth Fellowship |
Publications
List of publications
Books
Human Choice: The Biblical Drama of Choice (Heb.) by Magnes Press 2015
Contrast in Biblical Narrative (Heb.) Ph.D. not published, Bar Ilan University 2008
Articles
"The Place of God in the Bible: Between Jewish and Christian Theology," in Biblical Theology, ed. Mark Warwick Elliott and Carey Walsh, Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock, 2016
"Distinguishing Abraham from the "Terahides": Ideology of Separation behind Etiology," in Doubling and Duplicating in Genesis, ed. Elizabeth Hayes and Karolien Vermeulen, Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns 2016
“What is Melchizedek the King-Priest Doing in the Abraham Narrative?” in Ve-‘Ed Ya’aleh (Gen 2:6): Essays in Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies Presented to Edward L. Greenstein, ed. Peter Machinist, Robert Harris, et. al., (Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns(, Forthcoming
Published in Bar Ilan University's internet site (Heb.)
"Did Abraham Fulfill the Commandment of Lech Lecha?" (2014)
"The Message of Jacob's Dream: Bethel, not Babel" (2012)
"From Materialism to Material: Characterization of Lot in the Story of his Release
from Captivity (Gen. 14)" (2010)
"Type Scene and Characterization in Genesis" (2010)
"The Significance of the Physical Appearance of Characters in the Bible" (2008)
"Judah Leadership vs. Reuben Leadership" (2007)
"Poetry in the Creation Narratives: Song of the Sabbath and Song of Praise to the Woman" (2006)
Published in English in the Virtual Beit Midrash (VBM) between the years 1996-98. Articles may be accessed at:
http://www.vbm-torah.org/intparsha.htm
Genesis
Chapter 9- “The New Order and Shedding Blood”
Chapters 14,15- “Abram’s Fear”
Chapter 18- “The Cry of Sodom”
Chapter 24- “A Test of Character”
Chapter 25- “The Chronicles of Isaac”
Chapter 28- “The Stairway to Heaven”
Chapter 32- “From Jacob to Israel”
Chapter 37- “The Fall and Rise of Joseph”
Chapter 47- “Jacob’s Last Wish”
Exodus
Chapter 6- “The Names of God”
Chapter 16- “The Test of the Manna”
Chapter 22- “The Sun of a Thief”
Chapter 27- “The Kindling of the Menorah”
Chapter 32- “The Golden calf”
Chapter 37- “The Mysterious Keruvim”
Leviticus
Chapter 1- “The Significance of the Sacrifices”
Chapters 1-3 “The Secrets of the Sacrifices”
Chapter 7- “The Prohibition of Eating Blood”
Chapter 9- “Playing with Fire”
Chapter 12- “A Life and Death Situation”
Chapter 19- “Holiness”
Chapter 23- “The Counting of the Omer”
Numbers
Chapter 1- “Levite Genes”
Chapter 6- “The Nazirite”
Chapter 12- “Remembering Miriam’s Sin”
Chapter 13- “Spy vs. Spy”
Chapter 16- “Dirty Politics, Crisis in the Coalition”
Chapter 21- “The Snake that Heals”
Chapter 25- “Succumbing to Seduction”
Chapter 27- “Women’s Turf”
Chapter 35- “Killer on the Run”
Deuteronomy
Chapters 1-3 “Address to the Nation”
Chapter 5- “Just One Sabbath”
Chapter 10- “Love thy Stranger”
Chapter 21- “Love and War, The Fate of the Female Captive”
Chapter 30- “The Path of Return”
Chapter 32- “Divine Poetry”
Conferences
Courses
|
course (Hebrew) |
01-030-01 |
What is the Bible? Panoramic Survey of the Hebrew Bible |
credits equal 2 Annual course hours |
Annual |
Via Zoom |
| course (English) | 01-086-35 | The Book of Joshua | credits equal 2 Annual course hours | Annual | On-Line |
| course (Hebrew) | 01-098-35 | Peace and War in the Bible | credits equal 2 Annual course hours | Annual | On-Line |
|
workshop (Hebrew) |
01-136-01 |
Genesis: The Beginnings of Humanity and the Father of the Nation |
credits equal 2 Annual course hours |
Annual |
|
| course (Hebrew) | 01-805-35 | What is the Bible? Panoramic Survey of the Hebrew Bible | credits equal 2 Annual course hours | Annual | On-Line |
|
course (Hebrew) |
01-806-35 |
Biblical Characters: Biblical Leaders |
credits equal 2 Annual course hours |
Annual |
On-Line |
| course (Hebrew) | 01-806-36 | Biblical Characters: Biblical Leaders | credits equal 2 Annual course hours | Annual | On-Line |
Research
Biblical Narrative; Literary Analysis;Biblical Theology; Biblical Law
- Last modified: 18/12/2022
