Events & Calendars Edward L. Greenstein: "Translating 'Job' to Make a Difference"

The Book of Job, regarded by some as the greatest poem ever written, has been misunderstood in many details and in some of its major themes and thrusts. E.L. Greenstein’s new translation of Job draws on decades of painstaking work on the language, argument and poetics of the book. In this lecture, Greenstein will explain how he has sought to change our understanding of Job on both the micro and the macro levels. Edward L. Greenstein is professor emeritus of biblical studies at Bar-Ilan University, Israel, and a prolific, world-renowned scholar in many areas of biblical and ancient Near Eastern studies.

This event is free and open to the public. Special thanks to the Smith College Department of Religion, Amherst College Department of Religion and Willis Wood Fund for sponsoring this event.