Lee I. Levine
American-born Israeli rabbi, archaeologist and historian
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Lee I. Levine (born 1 February 1939; [1] Hebrew: לי לוין) is an American-born Israeli rabbi, archaeologist and historian of classical Judaism. He is a strong believer in the ability of the Jewish people and Judaism to adapt to local settings as a key to survival. He is the author of Judaism and Hellenism in Antiquity and The Ancient Synagogue, one of the most comprehensive texts on the subject.
Lee I. Levine | |
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לי לוין | |
| Born | February 1, 1939 Bangor, Maine, United States |
| Citizenship | US American, Israeli |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Jewish Theological Seminary of America, Columbia College (New York) |
| Gerson Cohen | |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Yale University, Hebrew University |
Notable works | Judaism and Hellenism in Antiquity (1999) The Ancient Synagogue (2005) |
| Website | http://jewishhistory.huji.ac.il/Profs/HU/Archaeology/levine.htm |
Levine is a professor of Jewish history and archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He received degrees at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTS), where he was ordained as a Conservative rabbi, and Columbia University. He was a student of Gerson Cohen.
In 1961, Levine married Mira Karp, whom he met at Camp Ramah.[2] Levine has also taught at Yale University and the Seminary of Judaic Studies in Jerusalem. He has directed several archaeological digs, among them a dig in Caesarea and the excavation of the Hurvat Amudim Synagogue.
Published work
- The Ancient Synagogue: The First Thousand Years, Second Edition, Yale University Press, 2005
- Jerusalem: Portrait of the City in the Second Temple Period (538 B.C.E.-70 C.E.), Jewish Publication Society of America, 2002
- Judaism and Hellenism in Antiquity: Conflict or Confluence?, Hendrickson Publishers, 1999
- Rabbinic Class of Roman Palestine in Late Antiquity, Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1990