The Place of the Bible in Israeli Society

Uriel Simon

1999

The Bible, once at the center of the cultural scene, has become marginalized, its magic has faded. A new Israeli generation no longer believes that, to be considered educated, one must be well-versed in the canonical national literature; to a greater or lesser degree, it rejects Bible study as a required subject, implemented through the weapon of…

Please login or register for free access to Posen Library
Register
Already have an account?
Engage with this Source

Creator Bio

Uriel Simon

b. 1929

Uriel Simon was born in Jerusalem. He was a professor of biblical studies at Hebrew University and Bar-Ilan University and served as a director of the university’s Institute for the History of Jewish Research. A translator, editor, scholar, and commentator, he also taught at the Jewish Theological Seminary, Yale University, and Harvard University.

You may also like

Aerial photograph of a rectangular building with a courtyard and trees.
Tooltip info icon

The National and University Library

The National and University Library building, designed by Ziva Armoni and Hanan Hebron, is a cube supported by free-standing columns, with glass walls on the ground floor. It is a prime example of the…
View Source
Frame with paper inside bearing the title "Jewish Boys" followed by a story in English.
Tooltip info icon

Jewish Boys

Segalove mines her own life for personal narratives as a source for her feminist, conceptual, video, and performance art. Jewish Boys, a photograph of text, tells an anecdote about her first day in a…
View Source