{"id":41103,"date":"2025-11-24T09:57:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T09:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/areahistory.haifa.ac.il\/%d7%90%d7%95%d7%93%d7%95%d7%aa-%d7%94%d7%9e%d7%97%d7%9c%d7%a7%d7%94-%d7%9c%d7%9e%d7%a7%d7%a8%d7%90\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T09:33:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T09:33:19","slug":"about-the-department-of-biblical-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/areahistory.haifa.ac.il\/en\/academics-school\/home-department-of-biblical-studies\/about-the-department-of-biblical-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"About &#8211; The Department of Biblical Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"41103\" class=\"elementor elementor-41103 elementor-1697\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-269bcb4b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"269bcb4b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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criticism, ancient translations, classical Jewish commentary, and the role of the Bible in Jewish history and culture.<\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"3\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Delving into the Book of Books<\/b><\/p><ul data-path-to-node=\"4\"><li><p data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\">How did the cultural backdrop of the Ancient Near East shape biblical narratives and practices?<\/p><\/li><li><p data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\">What was the real historical and cultural impact of neighboring ancient civilizations\u2014such as the Philistines\u2014on ancient Israel?<\/p><\/li><li><p data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\">How do ancient biblical idioms and motifs continue to permeate modern language and secular culture?<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-path-to-node=\"5\">For those driven by a passion to uncover the literary layers, historical secrets, and enduring influence of the Bible, the Department of Biblical Studies provides the critical methodology and textual depth to explore 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