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Profile
| Academic position | Full Professor |
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| Research fields | Jewish Studies,Ancient History |
| Keywords | History of the Second Tempel, Hellenistic Judaism |
Current contact address
| Country | Israel |
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| City | Tel Aviv |
| Institution | Tel Aviv University |
| Institute | Department of Jewish History |
Host during sponsorship
| Prof. Dr. Martin Hengel | Institutum Judaicum, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Tübingen |
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| Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schuller | Fachbereich Philosophie, Universität Konstanz, Konstanz |
| Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schuller | Institut für Alte Geschichte, Universität Konstanz, Konstanz |
| Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Hollender | Seminar für Judaistik, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main |
| Start of initial sponsorship | 01/03/1981 |
Programme(s)
| 1979 | Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme |
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| 2013 | Humboldt Research Award Programme |
Nominator's project description
| Professor Bezalel Bar-Kochva from Tel Aviv University, Israel Professor Bezalel Bar-Kochva is recognized world-wide as one of the leading authorities on Ancient Judaism and as the leading figure in research of Hellenistic Judaism. He changed the face of scholarship in the study of major issues in ancient Jewish history, especially in the study of the Maccabaean and Herodian era as well as in the perception of Jews and Judaism in the Greek and Roman world. He is writing now his lifework: three volumes on the history of the Hasmonaean state. Professor Bar-Kochva is hosted by Professor Schuller, University of Konstanz, and Professor Hollander, University of Frankfurt |