Media-ting the Torah: The Hebrew Bible and/in the Popular Press - Leonard Greenspoon

Date/Time:	Monday, 27 Mar 2006 at 7:00 pm
Location:	Sun Room, Memorial Union
Cost:	Free
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Phone:	515-294-9934
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Leonard Greenspoon holds the Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization at Creighton University and is Professor of Classical & Near Eastern Studies and of Theology. He is especially interested in the way Bible translators reflect the historical, social, cultural, political, as well as religious environments in which they work, how specific Bible translations influence the communities for which they were intended, and how later...

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Presenter: LEONARD GREENSPOON

Additional Information: While translation has been a prime focus of Greenspoon's scholarly work, he has a wide array of other interests, as reflected in articles he has written on the Jews of South Carolina, fairy tales, the ethical dimensions of being a parks or recreational professional, and effective ways to grade student essays. In recent years, he has become increasingly interested in religion and popular culture and has published articles on the Bible in comic strips as well as on the often- humorous use of the Bible in the daily press. A popular speaker to both general and academic audiences, Greenspoon has made presentations throughout the United States as well as in Great Britain, France, Germany, Spain, Romania, the Czech Republic, Norway, Finland, and Israel.