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'''Jack M. Sasson''', now retired, taught most recently as Mary Jane Werthan Professor of [[Jewish Studies]] and [[Hebrew Bible]] at [[Vanderbilt Divinity School]] and before that as a Professor of [[Classics]] at [[Vanderbilt University]].<ref name="faculty">[http://www.vanderbilt.edu/divinity/facultypages/jsasson.php Vanderbilt Divinity School Faculty Pages]</ref> His research focuses primarily on [[Assyriology]] and [[Hebrew Scriptures]], writing on the archives from eighteenth century BCE found at [[Mari, Syria]], by the [[Euphrates]], near the modern-day Syria-Iraq border as well as on [[biblical studies]].
'''Jack M. Sasson''' (born 1941) is the Mary Jane Werthan Professor of [[Jewish Studies]] and [[Hebrew Bible]] at [[Vanderbilt Divinity School]], Emeritus and previously Professor of [[Classics]] at [[Vanderbilt University]].<ref name="faculty">[http://www.vanderbilt.edu/divinity/facultypages/jsasson.php Vanderbilt Divinity School Faculty Pages]</ref> From 1977 to 1999, he was a professor at the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill]]. His research focuses primarily on [[Assyriology]] and [[Hebrew Scriptures]], writing on the archives from eighteenth century BC found at [[Mari, Syria]], by the [[Euphrates]], near the modern-day Syria-Iraq border as well as on [[biblical studies]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
Born in [[Aleppo, Syria]], on October 1, 1941, Sasson immigrated to the [[United States]] in 1955 after a significant stay in [[Lebanon]] where he attended the [[Alliance Israélite Universelle]] schools.<ref name="Harris">{{cite web |author=Lew Harris |date=28 August 2000 |title=Syrian-born divinity professor discovers America as the land of opportunity |work=Vanderbilt Register |url=https://news.vanderbilt.edu/archived-news/register/articles/index-id=4369.html}}</ref> In America, Sasson enrolled in [[Abraham Lincoln High School (Brooklyn, New York)|Abraham Lincoln High School]] in [[Brooklyn, New York]], and then [[Brooklyn College]], which later became a constituent school of the [[City University of New York]] college system.<ref name="Harris"/> He received his [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in history in 1962 from [[Brooklyn College]].<ref name="Harris"/>
Born in [[Aleppo, Syria]], on October 1, 1941, Sasson immigrated to the [[United States]] in 1955 after a significant stay in [[Lebanon]] where he attended the [[Alliance Israélite Universelle]] schools.<ref name="Harris">{{cite web |author=Lew Harris |date=28 August 2000 |title=Syrian-born divinity professor discovers America as the land of opportunity |work=Vanderbilt Register |url=https://news.vanderbilt.edu/archived-news/register/articles/index-id=4369.html}}</ref> In the United States, Sasson enrolled in [[Abraham Lincoln High School (Brooklyn, New York)|Abraham Lincoln High School]] in [[Brooklyn, New York]], and then [[Brooklyn College]], which later became a constituent school of the [[City University of New York]] college system.<ref name="Harris"/> He received his [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in history in 1962 from [[Brooklyn College]].<ref name="Harris"/>


Immediately after completing his undergraduate education, Sasson accepted a scholarship to pursue his graduate studies at [[Brandeis University]]. At Brandeis, he focused first on [[Islamic Studies]], earning an [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] in Mediterranean Studies in 1963.<ref>''Who's Who in Biblical Studies and Archaeology'', 2nd ed., 1993, 258.</ref> Eventually, however, he earned his doctorate in [[Ancient Near Eastern]] Studies in 1966, writing his dissertation under [[Cyrus Gordon]].<ref name="Harris"/>
Immediately after completing his undergraduate education, Sasson accepted a scholarship to pursue his graduate studies at [[Brandeis University]]. At Brandeis, he focused first on [[Islamic Studies]], earning an [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] in Mediterranean Studies in 1963.<ref>''Who's Who in Biblical Studies and Archaeology'', 2nd ed., 1993, 258.</ref> He went on to earn his doctorate in [[Ancient Near Eastern]] Studies in 1966, writing his dissertation under [[Cyrus Gordon]].<ref name="Harris"/>


Sasson taught at the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]], moving up the rank and becoming a full professor of Religious Studies in 1977.<ref>Klebba, Caryn E. ''Directory of American Scholars 2002''. 10th ed., vol. 4, 437.</ref> In 1991, Sasson was appointed to the prestigious [[William R. Kenan Chair]] in Religious Studies where he remained until joining the faculty of [[Vanderbilt University]] in 1999.<ref name="Harris"/>
Sasson taught at the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]], moving up the rank and becoming a full professor of Religious Studies in 1977.<ref>Klebba, Caryn E. ''Directory of American Scholars 2002''. 10th ed., vol. 4, 437.</ref> In 1991, Sasson was appointed to the prestigious [[William R. Kenan Chair]] in Religious Studies where he remained until joining the faculty of [[Vanderbilt University]] in 1999.<ref name="Harris"/>


Sasson was president of the [[American Oriental Society]] from 1996 to 1997 and of the [http://www.let.leidenuniv.nl/IAA/ International Association for Assyriology] from 2005 to 2009.<ref name="faculty"/><ref name="CV">[http://people.vanderbilt.edu/~jack.m.sasson/curriculum_vitae.htm Jack M. Sasson's Curriculum Vitae]</ref> He also established and directed the [[Jewish Studies]] program at [[Vanderbilt University]] from 2002 to 2005.<ref name="CV"/>
Sasson served as president of the [[American Oriental Society]] from 1996 to 1997 and of the [[International Association for Assyriology]] from 2005 to 2009.<ref name="faculty"/><ref name="CV">[http://people.vanderbilt.edu/~jack.m.sasson/curriculum_vitae.htm Jack M. Sasson's Curriculum Vitae]</ref> He also established and directed the [[Jewish Studies]] program at [[Vanderbilt University]] from 2002 to 2005.<ref name="CV"/>


==Selected works==
==Selected works==
===Books===
===Books===
*{{cite book |last=Sasson |first=Jack M. |title=Jonah: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary |series=Anchor Yale Bible|location=|publisher=Yale University Press |publication-date=1990|isbn=978-0-300-13970-9}}
*{{cite book |last=Sasson |first=Jack M. |title=Ruth: A New Translation. With a Philological Commentary and a Folkloristic-Formalist Interpretation |location=Baltimore |publisher=The Johns Hopkins University Press |date=1979 }}
*{{cite book |last=Sasson |first=Jack M.|author-mask=3 |title=Judges 1-12: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary |series=Anchor Yale Bible|location=|publisher=Yale University Press| publication-date=2014|isbn=978-0-300-19033-5}}
*{{cite book |last=Sasson |first=Jack M. |author-mask=3 |title=Ruth: A New Translation. With a Philological Commentary and a Folkloristic-Formalist Interpretation. (Revised Edition, with Comments.) |location=Sheffield |publisher=Almond Press |date=1989 }}
*{{cite book |last=Sasson |first=Jack M.|author-mask=3 |title=Jonah: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary |series=Anchor Yale Bible|publisher=Yale University Press |date=1990|isbn=978-0-300-13970-9}}
*{{cite book |last=Sasson |first=Jack M.|author-mask=3 |title=Judges 1-12: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary |series=Anchor Yale Bible|publisher=Yale University Press| date=2014|isbn=978-0-300-19033-5}}
*{{cite book |last=Sasson |first=Jack M.|author-mask=3 |title=From the Mari Archives. An Anthology of Old Babylonian Letters|publisher=Eisenbrauns| date=2015|isbn=978-1-57506-830-5}}


===Articles and chapters===
===Articles and chapters===
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://people.vanderbilt.edu/~jack.m.sasson/ Personal Homepage]
* [http://people.vanderbilt.edu/~jack.m.sasson/ Personal Homepage]
* [http://discoverarchive.vanderbilt.edu/handle/1803/3502 Sasson's digital publication archive (DiscoverArchive)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110718172808/http://discoverarchive.vanderbilt.edu/handle/1803/3502 Sasson's digital publication archive (DiscoverArchive)]
* [http://www.vanderbilt.edu/divinity/facultypages/jsasson.php Vanderbilt Divinity School biography]
* [http://www.vanderbilt.edu/divinity/facultypages/jsasson.php Vanderbilt Divinity School biography]


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Latest revision as of 14:39, 24 January 2024

Jack M. Sasson
Born (1941-10-01) October 1, 1941 (age 83)
Aleppo, Syria
NationalitySyrian, American
Occupation(s)Mary Jane Werthan Professor of Jewish Studies and Hebrew Bible at Vanderbilt Divinity School
Board member ofpresident of the American Oriental Society ,
president of the International Association for Assyriology
Academic background
EducationAbraham Lincoln High School, Brooklyn College
Alma materBrandeis University (Ph.D.)
Thesis (1966)
Doctoral advisorCyrus Gordon
Academic work
DisciplineJewish studies
Biblical studies
Middle Eastern studies
InstitutionsUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Vanderbilt University
Main interestsAssyriology, Hebrew Scriptures
Notable worksJudges 1-12 (AYB)
Jonah (AYB)

Jack M. Sasson (born 1941) is the Mary Jane Werthan Professor of Jewish Studies and Hebrew Bible at Vanderbilt Divinity School, Emeritus and previously Professor of Classics at Vanderbilt University.[1] From 1977 to 1999, he was a professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. His research focuses primarily on Assyriology and Hebrew Scriptures, writing on the archives from eighteenth century BC found at Mari, Syria, by the Euphrates, near the modern-day Syria-Iraq border as well as on biblical studies.

Biography

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Born in Aleppo, Syria, on October 1, 1941, Sasson immigrated to the United States in 1955 after a significant stay in Lebanon where he attended the Alliance Israélite Universelle schools.[2] In the United States, Sasson enrolled in Abraham Lincoln High School in Brooklyn, New York, and then Brooklyn College, which later became a constituent school of the City University of New York college system.[2] He received his B.A. in history in 1962 from Brooklyn College.[2]

Immediately after completing his undergraduate education, Sasson accepted a scholarship to pursue his graduate studies at Brandeis University. At Brandeis, he focused first on Islamic Studies, earning an M.A. in Mediterranean Studies in 1963.[3] He went on to earn his doctorate in Ancient Near Eastern Studies in 1966, writing his dissertation under Cyrus Gordon.[2]

Sasson taught at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, moving up the rank and becoming a full professor of Religious Studies in 1977.[4] In 1991, Sasson was appointed to the prestigious William R. Kenan Chair in Religious Studies where he remained until joining the faculty of Vanderbilt University in 1999.[2]

Sasson served as president of the American Oriental Society from 1996 to 1997 and of the International Association for Assyriology from 2005 to 2009.[1][5] He also established and directed the Jewish Studies program at Vanderbilt University from 2002 to 2005.[5]

Selected works

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Books

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  • Sasson, Jack M. (1979). Ruth: A New Translation. With a Philological Commentary and a Folkloristic-Formalist Interpretation. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press.
  • ——— (1989). Ruth: A New Translation. With a Philological Commentary and a Folkloristic-Formalist Interpretation. (Revised Edition, with Comments.). Sheffield: Almond Press.
  • ——— (1990). Jonah: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. Anchor Yale Bible. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-13970-9.
  • ——— (2014). Judges 1-12: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. Anchor Yale Bible. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-19033-5.
  • ——— (2015). From the Mari Archives. An Anthology of Old Babylonian Letters. Eisenbrauns. ISBN 978-1-57506-830-5.

Articles and chapters

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References

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  1. ^ a b Vanderbilt Divinity School Faculty Pages
  2. ^ a b c d e Lew Harris (28 August 2000). "Syrian-born divinity professor discovers America as the land of opportunity". Vanderbilt Register.
  3. ^ Who's Who in Biblical Studies and Archaeology, 2nd ed., 1993, 258.
  4. ^ Klebba, Caryn E. Directory of American Scholars 2002. 10th ed., vol. 4, 437.
  5. ^ a b Jack M. Sasson's Curriculum Vitae
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