Benjamin Kedar-Kopfstein | |
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Born | Benjamin Kedar-Kopfstein
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Died | 2013
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Education |
Doctor of Philosophy
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Alma mater | |
Occupation | Biblical scholar,
Hebraist
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Employer | |
Position held |
rector (
Center for Jewish Studies Heidelberg, 1984–1984)
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Benjamin Kedar-Kopfstein (1 August 1923 – 2013) [1] was an Israeli professor emeritus and Chairman of the Department of Bible Studies at the University of Haifa. [2] [3] He was also a member of the academic staff of the Hebrew University Bible Project in charge of the Latin versions. [4] Many of his articles on biblical philology have appeared in the Jewish Quarterly Review, Textus, Theologisches Wörterbuch zum Alten Testament, Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft and in biblical encyclopedias. [4]
Kedar-Kopfstein was the youngest son of Felix Kopfstein, a lawyer in Seesen, Germany who died while fleeing from Nazi persecution. In 1939 he escaped to Palestine with the Youth Aliyah, and initially lived in the kibbutz. He later became a member of the Jewish Settlement Police, an elite force recruited by the Haganah. [5] [3] [6]
Kedar-Kopfstein attended Jewish secondary school in Berlin. He received his PhD from Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1968 with his thesis The Vulgate as a translation: some semantic and syntactical aspects of Jerome's version of the Hebrew Bible. [7] [8]
He was director of the Old Testament Seminary of the University of Haifa and the Chairman of its Department of Bible Studies. [7] He was also a Research Associate for the Hebrew University Bible Project in charge of Latin Versions. [9] [7]
He is known for his contributions to the understanding of Old Testament language Semantics. [10] [11] His articles on biblical philology have appeared in biblical encyclopedias, The Jewish Quarterly Review, Hebrew University Bible Project, Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (Journal of Old Testament scholarship in German) and other Hebrew scholarship journals. [7] In 1984, he was Acting Rector of the Center for Jewish Studies Heidelberg. [12]
The City of Braunschweig in Germany honored Doctor Kedar as part of its memorial stone project for victims of National Socialism. [3]
Benjamin Kedar-Kopfstein | |
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Born | Benjamin Kedar-Kopfstein
![]() 1 August 1923 ![]() |
Died | 2013
![]() |
Education |
Doctor of Philosophy
![]() |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Biblical scholar,
Hebraist
![]() |
Employer | |
Position held |
rector (
Center for Jewish Studies Heidelberg, 1984–1984)
![]() |
Benjamin Kedar-Kopfstein (1 August 1923 – 2013) [1] was an Israeli professor emeritus and Chairman of the Department of Bible Studies at the University of Haifa. [2] [3] He was also a member of the academic staff of the Hebrew University Bible Project in charge of the Latin versions. [4] Many of his articles on biblical philology have appeared in the Jewish Quarterly Review, Textus, Theologisches Wörterbuch zum Alten Testament, Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft and in biblical encyclopedias. [4]
Kedar-Kopfstein was the youngest son of Felix Kopfstein, a lawyer in Seesen, Germany who died while fleeing from Nazi persecution. In 1939 he escaped to Palestine with the Youth Aliyah, and initially lived in the kibbutz. He later became a member of the Jewish Settlement Police, an elite force recruited by the Haganah. [5] [3] [6]
Kedar-Kopfstein attended Jewish secondary school in Berlin. He received his PhD from Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1968 with his thesis The Vulgate as a translation: some semantic and syntactical aspects of Jerome's version of the Hebrew Bible. [7] [8]
He was director of the Old Testament Seminary of the University of Haifa and the Chairman of its Department of Bible Studies. [7] He was also a Research Associate for the Hebrew University Bible Project in charge of Latin Versions. [9] [7]
He is known for his contributions to the understanding of Old Testament language Semantics. [10] [11] His articles on biblical philology have appeared in biblical encyclopedias, The Jewish Quarterly Review, Hebrew University Bible Project, Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (Journal of Old Testament scholarship in German) and other Hebrew scholarship journals. [7] In 1984, he was Acting Rector of the Center for Jewish Studies Heidelberg. [12]
The City of Braunschweig in Germany honored Doctor Kedar as part of its memorial stone project for victims of National Socialism. [3]