Simeon Chavel, University of Chicago
Associate Professor
Chicago, Illinois
sbchavel@uchicago.edu
Office:
(773) 702-6387
Bio/Research
Dr. Chavel studies the literature of the Hebrew Bible, the religion of ancient Israel and Judea, and their relationship. His approach combines theory of literature, religious studies, the ancient historical and social context, and early Jewish interpretation. Dr. Chavel’s first book, Oracular Law...
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Bio/Research
Dr. Chavel studies the literature of the Hebrew Bible, the religion of ancient Israel and Judea, and their relationship. His approach combines theory of literature, religious studies, the ancient historical and social context, and early Jewish interpretation. Dr. Chavel’s first book, Oracular Law and Priestly Historiography in the Torah (Mohr Siebeck 2014), studies the combination of law and narrative in a distinct set of stories. His second book, God in the Eyes of Israel: A History of the Religious Imagination in Ancient Israel & Judea (well underway), traces the growing use of text as a discrete site of religious innovation and experience that draws on and reconfigures the lived spheres of family, region, royalty, and nationhood. Published work can be found at Academia.edu.
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