The Fresno State Jewish Studies Program will host a presentation by Fresno Pacific University professor Dr. Brian Schultz from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13. His talk, “Diaspora: Contested Origins and Meanings,” will be held at the Fresno State Library’s Leon S. Peters Ellipse Gallery (second floor).
With a doctorate from Bar-Ilan University in Israel, Schultz has focused on the historical, geographic, archaeological and cultural background of the Bible. He has developed and promoted a new approach to teaching biblical Hebrew that incorporates recent best practices from second-language acquisition. He is especially interested in the intersection of early Judaism and nascent Christianity.
Drawing on his archaeological experience at sites in Israel, he is preparing a translation and commentary for publication on one of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
INFO: Dr. Jill Fields, jfields@mail.fresnostate.edu.
