Edan Dekel

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Garfield Professor of Ancient Languages, Chair of Jewish Studies Program

413-597-2540
Hollander Hall Rm 146

Education

B.A. Brown University (1996)
M.A. University of California, Berkeley, Classics (1998)
Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Classics (2005)

Areas of Expertise

  • Greek and Roman Poetry
  • Comparative Epic
  • Biblical Studies
  • Ancient Judaism
  • Medieval Literature

Courses

CLAS 200 / ASIA 200 / REL 260 / HIST 392 SEM

History of the Book (not offered 2023/24)

REL 201 / COMP 201 / JWST 201 LEC

The Hebrew Bible (not offered 2023/24)

REL 202 / JWST 202 / COMP 214 SEM

Moses: Stranger in a Strange Land (not offered 2023/24)

REL 208 / COMP 207 / JWST 208 SEM

Genesis: The Family Saga (not offered 2023/24)

CLAS 320 / CLGR 410 TUT

Enchantment and the Origins of Poetry (not offered 2023/24)

CLGR 405 SEM

Greek Lyric Poetry
(not offered 2023/24)

CLAS 499 LEC

Senior Colloquium
(not offered 2023/24)