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Ziony Zevit

b. 1942

American scholar of biblical literature

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Born 1942. Ziony Zevit is an American biblical scholar, linguist and orientalist.

Ziony Zevit (born February 13, 1942) is an American scholar of biblical literature and Northwest Semitic languages, and a professor at the American Jewish University.

Biography Zevit received his B.A. degree from University of Southern CA in 1964, and Ph.D. degree from University of California, Berkeley in 1974. He joined the faculty of American Jewish University in 1974.

Zevit was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1994.

In an article published in 2001, Scott F. Gilbert and Zevit argue that the Bible might be interpreted that Eve was not made from Adam’s rib, but his baculum; which would explain why humans don't have one. Zevit's article published in Biblical Archaeology Review in 2015 presents the same theory and attracted certain public attention.

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Literature about Ziony Zevit Greenspahn, Frederick E., and Gary A. Rendsburg, eds. Le-maʿan Ziony: Essays in Honor of Ziony Zevit. Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2017.

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University of Southern California, University of California, Berkeley
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American Jewish University
Awards
Guggenheim Fellowship
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Who is Ziony Zevit?

American scholar of biblical literature

When was Ziony Zevit born?

Ziony Zevit was born on 13 February 1942.

What is Ziony Zevit's occupation?

Ziony Zevit is a biblical scholar, linguist and orientalist.

What nationality is Ziony Zevit?

Ziony Zevit is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ziony Zevit

· Wikidata: Q21874534

· DBpedia: Ziony Zevit

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