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William M. Schniedewind.

William M. Schniedewind, Ph.D., M.A., is Chair of the Department of Near Eastern Languages & Cultures, the Kershaw Chair of Ancient Eastern Mediterranean Studies, and Professor of Biblical Studies and Northwest Semitic Languages at the University of California.^[1]

He has a B.A. in Religion, from George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon, an M.A. in Historical Geography of Ancient Israel, from Jerusalem University College, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, from Brandeis University.^[1]

Schniedewind serves on the Steering Committees for both the Center for the Study of Religion and the Center for Jewish Studies at UCLA^[1] He serves as Network Editor for the Dead Sea Scrolls & Second Temple Judaism section of Religious Studies Review, and on the Program Committee for the Hebrew Bible, History, and Archaeology Section of the Society of Biblical Literature.

An article in The Christian Century, refers to Schniedewind as having demonstrated in his book How the Bible Became a Book, his knowledge of the archaeology of ancient Israel, the history of the Hebrew language, and the development historical literature based on the Bible.^[2]

Schniedewind is listed in the 2007 Distinguished Lecturer Series Speaker Biographies in the Dead Sea Scroll exhibition at the San Diego Natural History Museum.^[3]

The website of the Qumran Visualization Project, created under the auspices of UCLA, states that Schniedewind has participated in excavations and surveys in Israel, including Tell es-Safi, Wadi Qumran, Har Tuv, and Tel Batash.^[4]

Bibliography

A Primer on Ugaritic: Language, Culture, and Literature (with Joel Hunt) (Cambridge, 2007), ISBN 9780521879330
How the Bible Became a Book: The Textualization of Ancient Israel (Cambridge, 2004), ISBN 0521829461
Society and the Promise to David: A Reception History of 2 Samuel 7:1-17 (Oxford, 1999), ISBN 0195126807
The Word of God in Transition: From Prophet to Exegete in the Second Temple Period (Sheffield, 1995), ISBN 1850755507

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "William M. Schniedewind, Faculty Page, UCLA NELC". UCLA.
^ Carr;, David The Christian Century, Vol. 121, August 24, 2004.
^ "Distinguished Lecturer Series Speaker Biographies". San Diego Natural History Museum.
^ "About the Staff, Qumran Visualization Project".

External Links

UCLA "Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures". UCLA. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
"Virtual Qumran Sheds New Light on Dead Sea Scrolls Discovery Site". UCLA Undergraduate International Relations Society. June 25, 2007. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[ucla-1] "William M. Schniedewind, Faculty Page, UCLA NELC". UCLA.

[2] Carr;, David The Christian Century, Vol. 121, August 24, 2004.

[3] "Distinguished Lecturer Series Speaker Biographies". San Diego Natural History Museum.

[4] "About the Staff, Qumran Visualization Project".

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-==Introduction==
+'''William M. Schniedewind''', Ph.D., M.A.,  is Chair of the Department of Near Eastern Languages & Cultures, the Kershaw Chair of Ancient Eastern Mediterranean Studies, and Professor of [[Bible | Biblical Studies]] and [[Semetic languages | Northwest Semitic Languages]] at the [[University of California]].<ref name=ucla />
+He has a B.A. in Religion, from [[George Fox University]] in [[Newberg]], [[Oregon]], an M.A. in Historical Geography of Ancient Israel, from [[Jerusalem University College]], and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, from [[Brandeis University]].<ref name=ucla />
-William M. Schniedewind is the Kershaw Chair of Ancient Mediterranean Studies and Professor of Biblical Studies & Northwest Semitic Languages at [http://www.ucla.edu UCLA]'s [http://www.nelc.ucla.edu Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures].
+Schniedewind serves on the Steering Committees for both the [http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/religion/home.html Center for the Study of Religion] and the Center for Jewish Studies at UCLA<ref name=ucla>{{cite web | url=http://www.nelc.ucla.edu/Faculty/Schniedewind.htm
-==Contact Information==
+| title = William M. Schniedewind, Faculty Page, UCLA NELC
+| url = http://www.nelc.ucla.edu/Faculty/Schniedewind.htm|publisher=[[UCLA]]}} </ref>  He serves as Network Editor for the Dead Sea Scrolls & Second Temple Judaism section of [http://www.cssr.org/ Religious Studies Review], and on the Program Committee for the Hebrew Bible, History, and Archaeology Section of the [[Society of Biblical Literature]].
+An article in [[The Christian Century]],  refers to Schniedewind as having demonstrated in his book ''How the Bible Became a Book'', his knowledge of the archaeology of ancient Israel, the history of the Hebrew language, and the development historical literature based on the [[Bible]].<ref> Carr;, David ''The Christian Century'', Vol. 121, [[August 24]], 2004.</ref>
-'''UCLA Office:''' 380 Humanities
+Schniedewind is listed in the 2007 ''Distinguished Lecturer Series Speaker Biographies'' in the Dead Sea Scroll exhibition at the [[San Diego Natural History Museum]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sdnhm.org/scrolls/speakers/index.html|title=Distinguished Lecturer Series Speaker Biographies|publisher=[[San Diego Natural History Museum]]}}</ref>
-'''Mailing Address:''' University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1511
+The website of the ''Qumran Visualization Project'', created under the auspices of UCLA, states that Schniedewind has participated in excavations and surveys in [[Israel]], including [[Tell es-Safi]], [[Wadi Qumran]], Har Tuv, and [[Tel Batash]].<ref>{{cite web
-'''Phone:''' 310.206.2405
+| title=About the Staff, Qumran Visualization Project
+| url=http://www.nelc.ucla.edu/qumran/staff.html}} </ref>
+== Bibliography ==
-'''Fax:''' 310.206.6456
+* ''A Primer on Ugaritic: Language, Culture, and Literature'' (with Joel Hunt) (Cambridge, 2007), ISBN 9780521879330
+* ''How the Bible Became a Book: The Textualization of Ancient Israel'' (Cambridge, 2004), ISBN 0521829461
+* ''Society and the Promise to David: A Reception History of 2 Samuel 7:1-17'' (Oxford, 1999), ISBN 0195126807
+* ''The Word of God in Transition: From Prophet to Exegete in the Second Temple Period'' (Sheffield, 1995), ISBN 1850755507
+== References ==
-'''Email:''' [mailto:williams@humnet.ucla.edu williams@humnet.ucla.edu]
+{{Reflist}}
+== External Links ==
-==Curriculum Vita==
+* {{cite web | url=http://www.nelc.ucla.edu UCLA| title=Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures|publisher=[[UCLA]]}}
-'''EDUCATION'''<br />
+* {{cite web | url =http://international.ucla.edu/bcir/uirs/article.asp?parentid=72510 | title=Virtual Qumran Sheds New Light on Dead Sea Scrolls Discovery Site|publisher=[[UCLA]] Undergraduate International Relations Society|date=[[June 25]], [[2007]]}}
-Ph.D., M.A., Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, [http://www.brandeis.edu Brandeis University] (Waltham, MA). Dissertation, "Prophets, Prophecy, and Inspiration: A Study of Prophecy in the Book of Chronicles," advisors Marc Brettler and Michael Fishbane. 1986 - 1992.
+[[Category:Academic biography stubs]]
-M.A., Historical Geography of Ancient Israel, [http://www.juc.edu Jerusalem University College] (Jerusalem, Israel). M. A. Thesis, "Building Terms and Source Citations in the Books of Kings and Chronicles," advisor Anson F. Rainey. 1984 - 1986.
-B. A., Religion, [http://www.georgefox.edu George Fox University] (Newberg, OR). B.A. Honors Thesis, "Sacramental and Ecclesiastical Theology in the Pre-Augustinian Church." 1980 - 1984.
-'''UCLA UNDERGRADUATE COURSES'''<br />
-JSt/Hist M191A: Ancient Jewish History from Patriarchs to Rabbis
-JSt 170: [[Dead Sea Scrolls]] and Early Judaism
-ANE 10W: [[Jerusalem]], the Holy City
-Heb 120: Biblical Texts
-JSt M150A: Bible and Apocrypha
-'''UCLA GRADUATE SEMINARS'''<br />
-th Century [[Judah]]
-Innerbiblical Interpretation
-History of the [[Hebrew]] Language
-Northwest [[Semitic]] Inscriptions
-[[Ugaritic]]
-Textual Criticism: The Book of [[Genesis]]
-Book of [[Exodus]]
-Book of [[Deuteronomy]]
-Book of [[Samuel]]
-Book of [[Isaiah]]
-Book of [[Amos]]
-Book of [[Psalms]]
-Book of [[Chronicles]]
-Dead Sea Scrolls: Temple Scroll
-Dead Sea Scrolls: [[Damascus Document]]
-Dead Sea Scrolls: Pesher Literature
-Dead Sea Scrolls: [[Qumran]] Liturgy
-'''TEACHING AND RESEARCH AREAS'''<br />
-Specialization: Hebrew Bible, Northwest Semitics, Second Temple Judaism
-Competence: Archaeology, Ancient Near East, Early Christianity
-Current Research Interests: Social and Cultural History of Ancient Palestine, Inner-biblical and Early Jewish Interpretation, Sociolinguistics of Hebrew Language
-'''OTHER ACTIVITIES'''<br />
-Steering Committee, [http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/religion/home.html Center for the Study of Religion], [http://www.ucla.edu UCLA]
-Steering Committee, [http://www.cjs.ucla.edu Center for Jewish Studies], [http://www.ucla.edu UCLA]
-Network editor, Dead Sea Scrolls & Second Temple Judaism, Religious Studies Review
-Program Committee, Hebrew Bible, History, and Archaeology Section, Society of Biblical Literature
-'''SELECTED PUBLICATIONS'''<br />
-''Books''<br />
-[http://www.amazon.com/Primer-Ugaritic-Language-Culture-Literature/dp/0521704936/ref=sr_1_5/102-0750707-6068114?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1184393830&sr=8-5 A Primer on Ugaritic: Language, Culture, and Literature], co-authored with Joel Hunt, Cambridge University Press, 2007.
-[http://www.amazon.com/How-Bible-Became-Book-Textualization/dp/0521829461/ref=sr_1_1/102-0750707-6068114?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1184393830&sr=8-1 How the Bible Became a Book: The Textualization of Ancient Israel], Cambridge University Press, 2004.
-[http://www.amazon.com/Society-Promise-David-Reception-History/dp/0195126807/ref=sr_1_3/102-0750707-6068114?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1184393830&sr=8-3 Society and the Promise to David: A Reception History of 2 Samuel 7:1-17], Oxford University Press, 1999.
-[http://www.amazon.com/Word-God-Transition-Testament-Supplement/dp/1850755507/ref=sr_1_4/102-0750707-6068114?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1184393830&sr=8-4 The Word of God in Transition: From Prophet to Exegete in the Second Temple Period], JSOTSS, 197. Sheffield: JSOT Press, 1995.
-''Articles''<br />
-"Prolegomena for the Sociolinguistics of Classical Hebrew," Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 5 (2004), Article 6.
-"Explaining God’s Name in Exodus 3," Congress Volume of the IOSOT Meeting, Basel 2001 (eds. Matthias Augustin and Hermann Michael Niemann), (Bern: Peter Lang, 2004).
-"The Evolution of Name Theology," in The Chronicler as Theologian: Essays in Honor of Ralph Klein (eds. M. Graham, S. McKenzie, G. Knoppers) (London/New York: Continuum, 2003).
-"Jerusalem, the Late Judahite Monarchy, and the Composition of the Biblical Texts," in Jerusalem in Bible and Archaeology: The First Temple Period, edited by Andrew G. Vaughn and Ann E. Killebrew (Atlanta: Scholars, 2003), pp. 375-393.
-"A Possible Reconstruction of the Name of Hazael’s Father in the Tel Dan Inscription," (co-authored with Bruce Zuckerman), Israel Exploration Journal 51 (2001), pp. 88-91.
-"Linguistic Ideology in Qumran Hebrew," Symposium Volume of the Beersheva Conference on the Language of the Dead Sea Scrolls (November 1998), (Leiden, Brill, 2000), pp. 245-255.
-"Sociolinguistic Reflections on the Letter of a 'Literate' Soldier (Lachish 3)," Zeitschrift für Althbraistik 13 (2000), pp. 157-167.
-"Orality and Literacy in Ancient Israel," Religious Studies Review 26/4 (2000), pp. 327-332.
-"The Chronicler as an Interpreter of Scripture," in Chronicles as Literature (eds. Pat Graham and Steven McKenzie; Sheffield: JSOT, 1999), pp. 158-180.
-"Qumran Hebrew as an Antilanguage," Journal of Biblical Literature 118 (1999), pp. 235-252.
-"The Geopolitical History of Philistine Gath," Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 309 (1998), pp. 69-77.
-"Structural Aspects of Qumran Messianism in the Damascus Document," in The Provo International Conference on the Dead Sea Scrolls New Text, Reformulated Issues, and Technological Innovations (Leiden: Brill, 1998), pp. 523-536.
-"The Dialect of the Elisha-Elijah Narratives: A Case Study in Northern Hebrew," co-authored with Daniel Sivan, Jewish Quarterly Review 137 (1997), pp. 303-337.
-"Prophets in the Chronicler's History Work," in Chronicles and the History of Israel (eds. M. Patrick Graham, and Kenneth G. Hoglund; JSOTSS, 238; Sheffield: JSOT Press, 1997), pp. 204 - 224.
-"The Tel Dan Stele: New Light on Aramaic and Jehu's Revolt," Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 302 (1996), pp. 75-90. (.pdf) (view drawing of Tel Dan Stele)
-"A Qumran Fragment of the Ancient 'Prayer of Manasseh'?" Zeitschrift für die alttestamentlische Wissenschaft 108 (1996), pp. 105-7.
-"The Problem with Kings: Recent Study of the Deuteronomistic History," Religious Studies Review 22,1 (1996), pp. 22-27.
-"Are We His People or Not? Biblical Interpretation During Crisis," Biblica 76 (1995), pp. 540-550.
-"Textual Criticism and Theological Interpretation: a pro-Temple Tendenz in the Greek Text of Samuel-Kings," Harvard Theological Review 87 (1994), pp. 107-116.
-"History or Homily: Toward Understanding the Chronicler's Purpose," in Proceedings of the Eleventh World Congress of Jewish Studies: Division A: The Bible and Its World. Jerusalem: World Union of Jewish Studies, 1994, pp. 91-97.
-"King and Priest in the Book of Chronicles and the Duality of Qumran Messianism," Journal of Jewish Studies 94 (1994), pp. 71-78.
-"History and Interpretation: The Religion of Ahab and Manasseh in the Book of Kings," Catholic Biblical Quarterly 55 (1993), pp. 640-661.
-"Letting Your 'Yes' be 'No' in Ancient Israel: A Study of the Asseverative l' and hl' in Hebrew," co-authored with Daniel Sivan, Journal of Semitic Studies 38 (1993), pp. 209-226.
-"The Source Citations of Manasseh: King Manasseh in History and Homily," Vetus Testamentum 91 (1991), pp. 450-61.