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Nili S. Fox

Dr. Fox is Associate Professor of Bible at HUC-JIR/Cincinnati and Director of The Archaeology Center on the Cincinnati campus. She received her Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. Her area of specialization is the study of Israelite history and culture in the context of the Ancient Near East, especially issues such as religion, literacy and state-organization.
Education
- Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania (1997)
Lecture Titles
- Ancient Jerusalem: From Canaanite Stronghold to Judean Capital
- Israelite Religion in Biblical Times: Was it Monotheistic?
- The Secrets of Ancient Scripts: From Pictographs to Alphabet
- A Bittersweet Relationship: Israel and Egypt in Biblical Times
Selected Bibliography
- In the Service of the King: Officialdom in Ancient Israel and Judah (HUC Press, 2000)
- "Of Rattles and Rituals: An Anthropomorphic Rattle from the Nelson Glueck Collection at the Cincinnati Art Museum,"
Hebrew Union College Annual 70/71 (1999-2000): 5-26
- "Royal Officials and Court Families: A New Look at the Yeladim in 1 Kings 12," Biblical Archaeologist 59/4
(1996): 225-232
- "Clapping Hands as a Gesture of Anger and Anguish in Mesopotamia and in Israel," Journal of the Ancient Near Eastern
Society 23 (1995): 49-60
- "The Striped Goddess from Gilat: Implications for the Chalcolithic Cult," Israel Exploration Journal 45 (1995):
212-225
- The Oxford Jewish Study Bible, Book of Numbers (forthcoming)
Electronic Publications
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