Prof. Tamar Zewi Prof. Zewi serves as faculty member in the Department of Hebrew Language at the University of Haifa, and as Head of the Joseph & Racheline Barda Chair for the Study and Research of Jewish Heritage in Egypt (http://srjhechair.haifa.ac.il/index.php/he/). Tamar Zewi’s academic interests include Hebrew and Semitic linguistics and philology. Her current research projects include Saadya Gaon’s translations of Scripture according to early manuscripts including Genizah fragments.
In 2014-2016, Prof. Zewi has conducted in collaboration with Dr. Barak Avirbach and Dr. Mikhal Oren a research project “The Samaritan Version of Saadya Gaon’s Translation of the Pentateuch” that was funded by the Israel Science Foundation (ISF grant 18/09). And is currently conducting in collaboration with Dr. Amir Ashur and Dr. Barak Avirbach a research project, “Early Genizah Fragments of Saadya Gaon’s Translation of the Pentateuch”, also funded by the Israel Science Foundation (ISF grant 150/15)
Published work which incorporates Genizah material:
Zewi, Tamar. 2015. The Samaritan Version of Saadya Gaon’s Translation of the Pentateuch. (Biblia Arabica: Texts and Studies 3). Leiden: Brill.
Zewi, Tamar. 2014. “Proper Names in the Samaritan Version of Saadya Gaon’s Translation of the Pentateuch.” Ben ‘Ever La- ‘Arav 6: 97-108. (in Hebrew).
Zewi, Tamar. 2014. “Aramaic Component and Aramaisms in the Arabic Column of Ms. BL OR7562.” Aramaic Studies 12: 154-167.
Zewi, Tamar. 2016. “Samaritan Arabic Translations.” In: Lange, A. & Tov, E. eds. Textual History of the Bible, V.1A. Leiden: Brill: 309-315.
Zewi, Tamar. 2016. “Proper Nouns in the Samaritan Version of Saadya Gaon’s Translation of the Pentateuch.” Journal of Semitic Studies 61: 139-155.
Zewi, Tamar. 2016. “The Samaritan Version of Saadya Gaon’s Translation of the Pentateuch.” Ginzei Qedem 12: 113-126. (in Hebrew).
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