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Richard Elliott Friedman is a biblical scholar and the Ann and Jay Davis Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Georgia
University of Georgia

The University of Georgia is a public university research university located in Athens, Georgia, Georgia , the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning....
. He joined the faculty of the in 2006. Prior to his appointment there, he was the Katzin Professor of Jewish Civilization: Hebrew Bible; Near Eastern Languages and Literatures at UCSD from 1994 until 2006.






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Richard Elliott Friedman is a biblical scholar and the Ann and Jay Davis Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Georgia
University of Georgia

The University of Georgia is a public university research university located in Athens, Georgia, Georgia , the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning....
. He joined the faculty of the in 2006. Prior to his appointment there, he was the Katzin Professor of Jewish Civilization: Hebrew Bible; Near Eastern Languages and Literatures at UCSD from 1994 until 2006. Dr. Friedman received his Th.D. in Hebrew Bible and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University
Harvard University

Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, and a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1636 by the colonial Massachusetts legislature, Harvard is the Colonial Colleges institution of higher learning in the United States....
 in 1978; Th.M.in Hebrew Bible from Harvard University in 1974; M.H.L., Jewish Theological Seminary in 1971, and B.A., University of Miami
University of Miami

The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 in the city of Coral Gables, Florida, Florida, United States, a historic suburb of Miami, Florida....
 in 1968. He is a winner of numerous awards and honors, including American Council of Learned Societies
American Council of Learned Societies

The American Council of Learned Societies, founded in 1919, is a private non-profit federation of sixty-eight scholarly organizations.ACLS is best known as a funder of humanities research through fellowships and grants awards....
 Fellow. He was a Visiting Fellow at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge

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 and the University of Oxford
University of Oxford

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; and a Senior Fellow of the American Schools of Oriental Research
American Schools of Oriental Research

The American Schools of Oriental Research, founded in 1900, supports and encourages the study of the peoples and cultures of the Near East, from the earliest times to the present....
 in Jerusalem. He participated in the City of David Project archaeological excavations of biblical Jerusalem.

He is probably most famous for his work Who Wrote the Bible?, a description of the Documentary hypothesis
Documentary hypothesis

The documentary hypothesis is the proposal that the first five books of the Old Testament represent a combination of documents from originally independent sources....
. The book was praised for its scholarship, accessibility, and conciliatory tone.

He is the author of the following books, among others:

  • Who Wrote the Bible? (Harper San Francisco) (1987) ISBN 0-06-063035-3
  • The Bible with Sources Revealed
    The Bible with Sources Revealed

    The Bible with Sources Revealed is a book by American biblical scholar Richard Elliott Friedman dealing with the process by which the five books of the Torah came to be written....
     (Harper San Francisco) (December 1, 2003) ISBN 0-06-053069-3
  • The Hidden Book in the Bible (Harper San Francisco) (September 1, 1999) ISBN 0-06-063004-3
  • Commentary on the Torah (Harper San Francisco) (April 1, 2003) ISBN 0-06-050717-9
  • The Hidden Face of God (Harper San Francisco) (December 13, 1996) ISBN 0-06-062258-X