>The Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) Forum has published a tribute to Professor Shemaryahu Talmon. The tribute was written by Jonathan Ben-Dov.

Professor Talmon was a great scholar whose work has influenced the work of scholars all over the world. Professor Talmon passed away last December. The following is the introduction to the tribute to Professor Talmon:

Professor Shemaryahu Talmon, a renowned scholar, an acclaimed leader, and a beloved family man, passed away in the month of Tevet 5771 (December 2010) at the age of 90. He was Professor Emeritus of Bible at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, serving in the Bible department between the years 1957 and 1988, and a winner of the Israel Prize for Biblical Studies in 1997. Among his many scholarly and public achievements, one may count the establishment and management of the Hebrew University Bible Project, the editing of scrolls from Masada and Qumran, key publications in the field of the biblical text, literature, and calendar, as well as life-long involvement in Jewish-Christian dialogue, and active management of various academic bodies in Israel and abroad.

Read the tribute to Professor Shemaryahu Talmon here.

Claude Mariottini
Professor of Old Testament
Northern Baptist Seminary

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