Prof. Hindy Najman

ACADEMIC HOSTS
Prof. Gideon Bohak
Department of Jewish Philosophy

Prof. Ishay Rosen Zvi
Department of Jewish Philosophy

Lowy Distinguished Guest Professor
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Education

• BA, Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 1990
• MA, Harvard University, 1997
• PhD, Harvard University, 1998

Professional Experience

• Oriel and Laing Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture, University of Oxford, 2015–present
• Fellow, Oriel College, Oxford, 2015–present
• Director, Centre for the Study of the Bible, Oriel College, Oxford, 2017–present
• Professor of Religious Studies and Judaic Studies, Yale University, 2014–2015
• Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Judaic Studies, Yale University, 2011–2014
• Director, Centre for Jewish Studies, University of Toronto, 2008–2012
• Professor, Department for the Study of Religion, University of Toronto, 2008–2011
• Associate Professor, Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, University of Toronto, 2004–2008
• Associate Professor of Theology, University of Notre Dame, 2004–2008
• Assistant Professor of Theology, University of Notre Dame, 1998–2004

Awards and Honors

• Elected Member, Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences (portrait commissioned by Oriel College), 2021

Research Interests

• Hebrew Bible and Second Temple Judaism
• Scriptural interpretation and hermeneutics
• Authority and the formation of scripture
• Mosaic discourse and traditions of Sinai
• Reception and reinterpretation of biblical traditions
• Dead Sea Scrolls and ancient Jewish literature
• Philology and theological interpretation