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Tova Ganzel
Bar-Ilan Hebrew Bible scholar studying prophecy, temples and Judah in ancient Near Eastern contexts.
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Tova Ganzel is a HebrewHebrewA Northwest Semitic language in the Canaanite group, with ancient and modern forms.Glossary · Click to read the explanation Bible scholar at Bar-Ilan University. Her work includes prophecy, temple communities, Ezekiel’s Babylonian setting and Persian-period Ezra–Nehemiah. [1]
With Jan SaffordJan SaffordScholar of the Bible and its ancient Near Eastern context, specializing in Israelites and Judeans in Assyrian and Babylonian sources.Glossary · Click to read the explanation, her 2026 essay examines SabbathSabbath, the weekly rest daySacred seventh day in Jewish traditions, linked by commandments to household rest, creation and liberation.Glossary · Click to read the explanation in fifth-century BCE Judean names and records. They argue for an independent Judean origin of the weekly institution. [2]
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- Tova Ganzel institutional or author profile: identity and research paragraph, not complete works. Tova Ganzel institutional or author profile: identity and research paragraph, not complete works. Return to the text ↑
- Tova Ganzel and Jan Safford, Shabbat, Mid-Fifth Century B.C.E., 2026: full main text and selected notes, names, commerce and their independent-origin argument. Tova Ganzel and Jan Safford, Shabbat, Mid-Fifth Century B.C.E., 2026: full main text and selected notes, names, commerce and their independent-origin argument. Return to the text ↑
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IL Archive, «Tova Ganzel», Edition 3, https://ilarchive.com/en/people/tova-ganzel-biblical-scholar