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The Bible Scholar Who Didn’t Know Hebrew
Anthony Grafton
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Jewish Review of Books
· 27 Feb 2013
Elias Bickerman, a renowned Jewish historian of the ancient world who worked closely with Jewish studies masters, notably refused to learn Hebrew despite his international acclaim as one of the greatest historians of the Jews.