Tish'a B'Av Shiur with Dr. Simeon Chavel
"The Job of a Story and the Story of Job"
Sunday, July 22, 6:50 PM

Professor Simeon Chavel has been an Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible in the University of Chicago Divinity School since 2009. Professor Chavel researches the literature of the Hebrew Bible, the religion of ancient Israel and Judea, and their relationship. His approach combines theory of literature, theory of religion, the ancient historical and social context, and early Jewish interpretation. He was formerly a lecturer in Hebrew Bible in the Department of Religion at Princeton University. He received his PhD from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.