Keith N. Schoville

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Keith Norman Schoville (born 1928) is Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin–Madison,[1] specializing in ancient languages.

Education[]

Schoville received his BA from Milligan College in 1956, his MA from the University of Wisconsin in 1966, and his PhD from the University of Wisconsin in 1969.[2]

Academic career[]

He was Instructor of Hebrew and Semitic Studies at UW-Madison from 1968 to 1970, and was then promoted to Professor of Hebrew and Semitic Studies, a position he held from 1970 to 1995; he also and served as the Chairman of the department. He was the president of the Near East Archaeological Society, and Vice-President of the American Oriental Society's Midwest Section. He was the Editor for Hebrew Studies Volumes 24[3] and 25.[4]

His work investigated the origins of writing and the alphabet and served as Project Director for an exhibition named Sign, Symbol and Script: An Exhibition on the Origins of Writing which was exhibited at eight locations in the United States. accompanied by a series of 21 public lectures .[5] He was a co-host of the radio program Book and the Spade for 30 years.[6] In the 1980s, he was one of the University of Wisconsin faculty who presented public lectures in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union on various academic topics from a Christian perspective. These lectures were incorporated into the book Christianity Challenges the University.[7]

In 2000, he won the Distinguished Alumni Award from Milligan College.[8]

Works[]

Books[]

  • Beyond the Jordan: Studies in Honor of W. Harold Mare, 2005. Wipf & Stock Pub. ISBN 978-1597520690
  • Reports of the Expedition to the Dead Sea Plain, Jordan, vol. 1, Bab edh-Dhra: Excavation in the Century Directed by Paul W. Lapp, 1965–67. The Journal of the American Oriental Society, 2005, volume 1
  • The College Press NIV Commentary Ezra-Nehemiah, 2001. College Press Publishing Company, Inc ISBN 978-0899008844
  • Genesis to Revelation - Exodus and Leviticus Student Book, 1997. Abingdon Press. ISBN 978-0687062164
  • Genesis to Revelation - Hebrews, James, 1 and 2 Peter, 1, 2, 3, John and Jude Student Book, 1997. Abingdon Press. ISBN 978-0687062362
  • Basic Bible Commentary Exodus and Leviticus Volume 2, 1994. Abingdon Press. ISBN 978-0687026210 [9]
  • Hebrews; James; 1 and 2 Peter; 1, 2, and 3; Jude, 1986. Graded Press. ISBN 978-0687062362 * Sign, Symbol, Script. An Exhibition on the Origins of Writing and the Alphabet, 1984. Department of Hebrew and Semitic Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison
  • Biblical Archaeology in Focus, 1978. Baker Book House. ISBN 978-0801081125. According to WorldCat, the book is in 335 libraries.[10] Reviews of this book include,[11][12][13] and [14]

Other publications[]

  • Menahem Mansoor: Scholar, Teacher, Mentor, 1982. Hebrew Studies 1982. volume 23. pages 3–15
  • Digging Dan - 1976 Season, 1977.Hebrew Studies volume 18, pages 170-174
  • Root-Determinatives in Hebrew, Hurwitz Revisited, 1974. Hebrew Abstracts volume 15, pages 47–49

Notes and references[]

  1. ^ "Department Staff Listing". Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  2. ^ "University of Wisconsin Collection". University of Wisconsin.
  3. ^ "Hebrew Studies". American Oriental Society. 24: 7–8. 1983.
  4. ^ "Hebrew Studies". American Oriental Society. 25: 4–6. 1984.
  5. ^ Sign, Symbol, Script. An Exhibition on the Origins of Writing and the Alphabet. Department of Hebrew and Semitic Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison. 1984. ASIN B000JKZD58.
  6. ^ "The Book and the Spade". Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  7. ^ Wilkes, Peter (1981). Christianity Challenges the University. InterVarsity Press. pp. 97. ISBN 978-0877844747.
  8. ^ "Distinguished Alumni". Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  9. ^ WorldCat item record
  10. ^ WorldCat item record
  11. ^ Swarsensky, Manfred (1980). Hebrew Studies. 20: 209. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ^ Betlyon, John (1979). "Biblical Archaeology in Focus". Journal of Biblical Literature. 98 (4): 579–580. doi:10.2307/3265670. JSTOR 3265670.
  13. ^ King, Philip (1980). "Biblical Archaeology in Focus. Keith N. Schoville". The Biblical Archaeologist. 43 (2): 122. doi:10.2307/3209633. JSTOR 3209633.
  14. ^ Horn, Siegfried (1982). "Biblical Archaeology in Focus. Keith N. Schoville". Journal of Near Eastern Studies. 41 (1): 56–58. doi:10.1086/372914.

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