Emanuel Tov
| Emanuel Tov | |
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Emanuel Tov
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| Born |
September 15, 1941 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch Israeli |
| Occupation | Biblical scholar and linguist |
| Spouse(s) | Lika (née Aa) |
| Children | three children |
| Awards |
Honorary doctorate from the University of Vienna Israel Prize in biblical studies |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Hebrew University |
| Thesis title | “The Septuagint Translation of Jeremiah and Baruch” |
| Thesis year | 1973 |
| Doctoral advisor | Shemaryahu Talmon, Frank Moore Cross |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Biblical studies |
| Sub discipline | Hebrew scriptures |
| Institutions | Hebrew University |
Emanuel Tov (Hebrew: עמנואל טוב; born September 15, 1941 (age 74), Amsterdam, Netherlands) is emeritus Professor in the Department of Bible at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Emanuel Tov was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands during the German occupation (1941). When he was one year old his parents entrusted him to the care of a Christian family. His parents perished in the Holocaust, and following the war he grew up with his uncle and aunt as one of their children. He studied at a “gymnasium”, where he learned classical and modern European languages, and at the same time learned Hebrew at Talmud Torah. From age 14, he was active in the Zionistic youth movement “Ichud Habonim” and served as one of its leaders. At age 18, the movement sent him to Israel for training as a leader and in 1960 he became the general secretary of that movement in the Netherlands. In 1961, he immigrated to Israel. He studied at the Hebrew University (B.A. Bible; M.A. Bible and Greek literature), while serving also as an assistant in the Bible Dept. and at the Hebrew University Bible Project. In 1967-1969, he continued his studies at the Dept. for Near Eastern Studies and Languages at Harvard University. His dissertation, written under the guidance of Professors Shemaryahu Talmon of the Hebrew University and Frank Moore Cross of Harvard University, was submitted to the Hebrew University in 1973 as “The Septuagint Translation of Jeremiah and Baruch.” Upon his return to Israel, he served as an “assistant” at the University of Haifa and at the Hebrew University.
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