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Hershel Shanks

[My father was ] Presbyterian [minister]. But I did not take the Bible seriously until I was forced to take Hebrew at McCormick Theological Seminary.

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As long as I’m giving a little hype, I can’t resist saying that Elie [Wiesel] has also written a number of pieces for Bible Review, for which I serve as editor.

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At McCormick Theological Seminary I had to take Hebrew, so I began to read prophetic poetry, and suddenly it became the life I wanted to spend.

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Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986, Elie Wiesel is also the author of more than 40 books. As relevant as anything to today’s discussion are the insights into the Biblical texts that are contained in his lectures and books. They include Messengers of God [1976], Five Biblical Portraits [1978] and his just-published Wise Men and Their Tales – Portraits of Biblical, Talmudic and Hasidic Masters.

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Both of you [Elie Wiesel and Frank Moore Cross] are giants, dare I say nephilim [giants; see Genesis 6:4; Numbers 13:33], in your world.

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Elie Wiesel has for years served as the moral compass of the civilized world. For many of us, including me, he has defined the Holocaust.

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For 35 years, Frank Cross held one of the most prestigious chairs in academia: the Hancock Professor of Hebrew and Other Oriental Languages at Harvard University. I believe that’s the third oldest university chair in the country.

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Frank Moore Cross is also a leading Dead Sea Scrolls scholar, which he’s been since they were discovered more than 50 years ago. He’s just completing an edition of one of the most significant scrolls for Biblical studies, the Book of Samuel from the Dead Sea Scrolls.

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I don’t think there is any other professional Bible scholar who is more respected and honored [like Frank Moore Cross].

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I know that the Bible has been a central influence in [Elie Wiesel and Frank Moore Cross] lives – but in a very different way. In truth, you inhabit very different Biblical worlds.

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Quotes by Hershel Shanks

Hershel Shanks

[My father was ] Presbyterian [minister]. But I did not take the Bible seriously until I was forced to take Hebrew at McCormick Theological Seminary.

As long as I’m giving a little hype, I can’t resist saying that Elie [Wiesel] has also written a number of pieces for Bible Review, for which I serve as editor.

At McCormick Theological Seminary I had to take Hebrew, so I began to read prophetic poetry, and suddenly it became the life I wanted to spend.

Both of you [Elie Wiesel and Frank Moore Cross] are giants, dare I say nephilim [giants; see Genesis 6:4; Numbers 13:33], in your world.

Elie Wiesel has for years served as the moral compass of the civilized world. For many of us, including me, he has defined the Holocaust.

For 35 years, Frank Cross held one of the most prestigious chairs in academia: the Hancock Professor of Hebrew and Other Oriental Languages at Harvard University. I believe that’s the third oldest university chair in the country.

Frank Moore Cross is also a leading Dead Sea Scrolls scholar, which he’s been since they were discovered more than 50 years ago. He’s just completing an edition of one of the most significant scrolls for Biblical studies, the Book of Samuel from the Dead Sea Scrolls.

I don’t think there is any other professional Bible scholar who is more respected and honored [like Frank Moore Cross].

I know that the Bible has been a central influence in [Elie Wiesel and Frank Moore Cross] lives – but in a very different way. In truth, you inhabit very different Biblical worlds.

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