2 And being a philologist of 12 and 14 and 16 years old, I thought let's do something also about Hebrew sources and at that time I was interested in the Hebrew Bible at the purely philological level.

At the same time I went to a Jewish class called Talmud Torah. I was in a classical gymnasium, where we studied the classics-Greek and Latin authors. So, Professor Tov, at what time did you develop an interest in Biblical studies? How did that happen?Įmanuel Tov: It was in high school. This is Marc Brettler, sitting in Mount Scopus 1 in Professor Emanuel Tov's office. (An audio version of this interview is forthcoming in September 2012 at the OUPBlog.) In the interview that follows, Professor Marc Brettler discusses with Professor Tov his early days as a scholar of Biblical Studies, his major influences, and the legacy of his work-most notably his landmark book Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible (2001), which continues to set the standard for his field. Under his guidance, thirty-three volumes appeared from 1992 to 2010 in the Discoveries in the Judaean Desert series, including an overall concordance. In addition to writing numerous books and articles, Professor Tov is involved in several research projects, but since 1990 most of his energy has been invested in directing the Dead Sea Scrolls Publication Project. Tov has specialized in various aspects of the textual criticism of Hebrew and Greek Scripture as well as in the Qumran Scrolls. Magnes chair), from which he retired in 2009. Since 1986, Tov has been a professor in the Department of Bible of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem (since 1990 he holds the J. He studied Bible and Greek literature at the Hebrew University and continued his studies at the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Literatures at Harvard University between 19. Born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Emanuel Tov emigrated to Israel in 1961.

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