Moshe Weinfeld | |
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משה ויינפלד | |
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Died | 29 April 2009 83) | (aged
Nationality | ![]() |
Occupation(s) | Biblical scholar, professor |
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Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
Moshe Weinfeld (also Weinfield, Hebrew: משה ויינפלד) (August 27, 1925 - April 29, 2009), [1] was a professor of Bible at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 1994, he won the Israel Prize for Bible.
Moshe Weinfeld was born in Nowy Sącz, Poland. In 1965, Weinfeld earned a PhD at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 1969, he was appointed senior lecturer in Hebrew University's Bible department. In 1973, Weinfeld became associate professor, and was promoted to full professor in 1978.
Weinfeld taught at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (1967–1969); Brandeis University (1968); University of California, San Diego (1981); University of California, Berkeley (1989).
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