Prof. Daniel E. Fleming

ACADEMIC HOST
Prof. Oded Lipschits
Dean, Faculty of Humanities

IAS Distinguished Scholar
Fall Semester 2026/2027

Education

• B.A. – Stanford University, 1979
• M.Div. – Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 1985
• Ph.D. – Harvard University, 1990

Academic Appointments

• 1990–present: Professor, Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies, New York University

Fellowships, Awards, and Honors

• Guggenheim Fellowship, 2004–2005
• American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship, 2004–2005
• Senior Fulbright Fellowship to France, 1997–1998
• National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend, 1991
• Visiting Research Scholar, ISAW, 2013–2014
• Multiple invited lectureships and professorships in France (Sorbonne, Panthéon-Assas)

Academic Service and Professional Activities

• Plenary speaker, Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meetings
• Extensive participation in international conferences and workshops on Emar, Mari, and ancient Near Eastern history
• Reviewer and editorial contributor for journals including Journal of Biblical Literature, Revue Biblique, and Zeitschrift für Assyriologie

Research and Areas of Expertise

Daniel E. Fleming is an Assyriologist and biblical scholar specializing in the Hebrew Bible, ancient Near Eastern history, and the socio-religious context of second-millennium Syria and first-millennium Levant. His research bridges Assyriology and biblical studies, integrating textual, archaeological, and visual sources to reconstruct the social, political, and religious life of ancient societies.

Key research projects include:

• Social history of Emar, Syria, through legal and ritual texts
• Political and scribal traditions in Late Bronze Age Syria
• Comparative studies of Israelite and Judahite traditions in the Hebrew Bible