James L. Kugel
Author of How to Read the Bible: A Guide to Scripture, Then and Now
About the Author
James L. Kugel was Starr Professor of Hebrew at Harvard from 1982 to 2003.
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Works by James L. Kugel
Traditions of the Bible: A Guide to the Bible As It Was at the Start of the Common Era (1998) 66 copies
The Ladder of Jacob: Ancient Interpretations of the Biblical Story of Jacob and His Children (2006) 50 copies
Poetry and Prophecy: The Beginnings of a Literary Tradition (Cornell Studies in Security Affairs) (1990) 21 copies
Shem in the Tents of Japhet: Essays on the Encounter of Judaism and Hellenism (Supplements to the Journal for the Study… (2002) — Editor — 10 copies
A Walk Through Jubilees: Studies in the Book of Jubilees and the World of Its Creation (Supplements to the Journal for… (2012) 9 copies
Associated Works
Pomegranates and Golden Bells: Studies in Biblical, Jewish, and Near Eastern Ritual, Law and Literature in Honor of… (1995) — Contributor — 38 copies
A Teacher for All Generations (2 vol. set) (Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism) (2011) — Contributor — 6 copies
Sibyls, Scriptures, and Scrolls: John Collins at Seventy (Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism) (2016) — Contributor — 5 copies
The Dead Sea scrolls : transmission of traditions and production of texts (2010) — Contributor — 3 copies
Jeremiah's scriptures : production, reception, interaction, and transformation (2016) — Contributor — 3 copies
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- Canonical name
- Kugel, James L.
- Birthdate
- 1945-08-22
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- Jerusalem, Israel
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
New York, New York, USA
Stamford, Connecticut, USA - Education
- Yale University (BA ∙ 1968)
City University of New York (Ph.D ∙ 1977) - Occupations
- professor
biblical scholar
editor - Organizations
- Bar Ilan University
Harvard University
Yale University
Society of Biblical Literature
Harper's Magazine - Awards and honors
- Grawemeyer Award (2001)
National Jewish Book Award (2007)
Harvard Society of Fellows - Short biography
- https://momentmag.com/james-kugel-prof...
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