Rabbi Dr. Joshua Berman

Bar-Ilan University

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Joshua Berman is a professor of Bible at Bar-Ilan University in Israel and an Associate Fellow at the Shalem Center, a Jerusalem based research institute. During the 2004-2006 academic years, he was awarded a research grant by the Shalem Center to write Created Equal as part of the Center’s commitment to tracing the influence of Hebrew texts across the ages to the growth of political thought. In 2009, Created Equal was named a National Jewish Book Award Finalist.

In addition to exploring the political thought of ancient Israel, Dr. Berman’s primary research interest has been in the field of biblical narrative, and he has published in such noted journals as The Journal of Biblical Literature, Vetus Testamentum and Catholic Biblical Quarterly. Dr. Berman is also an engaged scholar with a deep interest in sharing the fruits of scholarship with a broad audience. He has written on biblical theology and contemporary issues in Azure, Tradition, Midstream, and The Jerusalem Post.

Dr. Berman attended Princeton University, where he received a B.A. in Religion, and holds a doctorate in Bible from Bar-Ilan University. He is also an orthodox rabbi, and received his ordination from the Israeli Chief Rabbinate.

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