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Assistant Professor Department of Classical and Near Eastern Studies

Alex Jassen
Department of Classical and Near Eastern Studies
245 Nicholson Hall
612-625-9545
jassen@umn.edu

Research Interests

  • Dead Sea Scrolls
  • Second Temple period literature
  • Jewish biblical interpretation
  • Rabbinic literature
  • Prophecy in Judaism

Selected Publications

Mediating the Divine: Prophecy and Revelation in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Second Temple Judaism (Studies in the Texts of the Desert of Judah 68; Leiden: E.J. Brill, 2007)

“Intertextual Readings of the Psalms in the Dead Sea Scrolls: 4Q160 (Samuel Apocryphon) and Psalm 40.” Revue de Qumran 22:3 (2006): 403-30.

“Religion in the Dead Sea Scrolls.” Religion Compass 1:1 (2007): 1-25.

“Magic and the Bible Reconsidered.” Review Article of Klutz, Todd E. Magic in the Biblical World: From the Rod of Aaron to the Ring of Solomon. JSNTSup 245; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 2004. In Judaism 54:3-4 (2005): 272-75.

“The Presentation of the Ancient Prophets as Lawgivers at Qumran.” Journal of Biblical Literature (forthcoming).

“Literary and History Studies in the Samuel Apocryphon (4Q160).” Journal of Jewish Studies (forthcoming).

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