Yairah Amit

Yairah Amit
יַעֲרָה עָמִית
Born (1941-10-19) 19 October 1941 (age 83)
Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine
NationalityIsraeli
Occupation(s)Biblical Scholar, Professor
Academic background
Alma materHebrew University of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv University
Academic work
InstitutionsTel Aviv University

Yairah Amit (born 19 October 1941 in Tel Aviv[1]) is an Israeli biblical scholar.[2][3] Amit studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem before doing a PhD at Tel Aviv University under the supervision of Meir Sternberg. She is currently Professor of Biblical Studies at Tel Aviv University.[4] In 2012 a Festschrift was published in her honor.[5] Words, Ideas, Worlds: Biblical Essays in Honour of Yairah Amit (ISBN 1-90753-450-4) included contributions from Athalya Brenner, Cheryl Exum, and Yael Feldman.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Short Curriculum Vitae". Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  2. ^ "מה הם לומדים שם בתנ"ך וכיצד ירד המקצוע מגדולתו". Haaretz הארץ (in Hebrew). Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  3. ^ "החלק והשלם בהוראת המקרא". mikranet.cet.ac.il. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  4. ^ "קתרסיס: מגזין כתבי עת לביקורת במדעי הרוח והחברה - הוספת בעלי מקצוע". www.katharsis.co.il. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  5. ^ ""הוא שאול לה'/יאירה אמית". www.orianit.edu-negev.gov.il (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 10 January 2005. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  6. ^ "יאירה אמית". lib.cet.ac.il. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  7. ^ "שופטים - מאת יאירה אמית". archive.is (in Hebrew). 7 January 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2021.