JEAN-MARC HEIMERDINGER

Lecturer in Hebrew and Judaism

BA (Strasbourg) M es L (Lyons) Deug in Hebrew (Lyons) PhD (Reading)

Areas of special interest: Biblical Hebrew; Discourse Analysis of the Biblical Text; Hebrew Poetry; Psalms; Pentateuch: Exegesis and Theology; Jewish interpretation of Scripture.

Originally from Alsace, France, Jean-Marc teaches courses in Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew texts, Discourse Analysis of Biblical Texts and Judaism. He worked as a French teacher in France and West Africa and was also pastor of a Baptist church in Lyons. He developed an interest in the Hebrew language while working as a research assistant in the department of Hebrew Studies at Lyons University. His work led to a PhD in Hebrew Linguistics at Reading University. The thesis provides a linguistic analysis of discourse features in Old Testament narratives and it was published as a book.

Jean-Marc's Hebrew studies have also led to a wider interest in Judaism, the role of the Bible in Jewish thought and the Jewish interpretation of the Bible. Jean-Marc's main research interests are the linguistic analysis and the exegesis of the Hebrew Bible, but what matters most to him is to demonstrate the ongoing relevance of the Hebrew Scriptures in the life of faith and to link biblical thought with spiritual life.

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