Adele Berlin (born May 23, 1943 in

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) is an American

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and Hebraist. Before her retirement, she was Robert H. Smith Professor of Biblical Studies at the

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. Berlin is best known for 1994 work ''Poetics and interpretation of biblical narrative'' (). She has also written commentaries on

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, Zephaniah,

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, and Lamentations. A ''

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'' in her honor, ''"Built by Wisdom, Established by Understanding": Essays in Honor of Adele Berlin'', was published in 2013. Berlin has been a

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, and President of the

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. Along with

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and Meir Sternberg, Berlin is one of the most prominent practitioners of a literary approach to the Bible. In 2004, the Jewish Book Council awarded Berlin along with co-editor Marc Zvi Brettler the scholarship category award for the

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and Oxford University Press book, ''The Jewish Study Bible''. A decade later the two editors offered its second edition.

Works

Multiple works published:-

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Articles by Adele Berlin
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