Yairah Amit | |
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יַעֲרָה עָמִית | |
Born | Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine | 19 October 1941
Nationality | Israeli |
Occupation(s) | Biblical Scholar, Professor |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv University |
Academic work | |
Institutions | Tel 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]