Judith H. Newman

Judith H. Newman

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First Name: 
Judith H.
Last Name: 
Newman
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Professor
Phone : 
416-585-4533
Office Location : 
Emmanuel College, 75 Queen’s Crescent East, Toronto, ON M5S 1K7
Biography : 

Judith H. Newman is Professor of Old Testament/Hebrew Bible at Emmanuel College and holds a joint appointment with the Department for the Study of Religion in the area of early Judaism and a cross-appointment to the Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations at the University of Toronto. She is also a faculty member of the Centre for Jewish Studies.

Professor Newman specializes in the Hebrew Bible as well as Jewish literature of the Second Temple period. Her current research interests are in the ritual performance of texts particularly as this intersects with the formation of communities in early Judaism and Christianity. She is also interested in the development of scripture, early biblical interpretation, as well as method in the study of the Bible and early Judaism and Christianity. Emerging projects include work on literature of the Hasmonean period, particularly the book of Judith; and a study of time, temporality, and liturgy.

Education: 
PhD, Harvard University
MAR, Yale Divinity School
AB, Princeton University

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Areas of Interest: 
  • Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
  • Post-exilic Jewish literature including the Dead Sea Scrolls
  • Hellenistic Judaism
  • Formation and reception of scripture in early Judaism and Christianity
  • Ritual studies
  • Liturgy
  • Embodied cognition and conceptual metaphor theory
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Academia.edu Profile: 
http://utoronto.academia.edu/JudithNewman

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