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Research interests
Tova Ganzel's work is mainly on the Hebrew Bible in the context of the larger ancient Near Eastern world. Her recent research focuses on the prophetic literature, ancient Near Eastern temples and second temple texts. In addition, she occasionally publishes on Jewish reception of biblical criticism from the eighteenth century to the present and on women as Halakhic Professionals.
Her broad area of interest is prophetic literature in the context of the larger ancient Near Eastern world. She has published on Joel, Haggai, Isaiah with a specialization on the book of Ezekiel. Tova was the Director of the Midrasha at Bar-Ilan University and is one the first trained women’s halakhic advisors (Yoatzot Halacha). Her Books Destruction and Restoration in the Seer’s Prophecy: Studies in the Prophecies of Ezekiel was published in 2012 [Hebrew] and 2020 [English] and Ezekiel’s Visionary Temple in Babylonian Context, De Gruyter (BZAW 539) was recently published (September 2021). Her recent research focuses on the prophetic literature, ancient Near Eastern temples and Second Temple Period texts, specifically on Ezekiel's temple vision in its Neo-Babylonian context. In addition, she has also engaged the issue of the Jewish reception of biblical criticism and addressed various aspects of this topic, from the eighteenth century to the present, in a number of studies, and was the primary editor of The Believer and the Modern Study of the Bible, edited by Tova Ganzel, Yehudah Brandes, and Chayuta Deutsch, Boston: Academic Studies Press, 2019. Expanded version: Jerusalem: Beit Morasha, 2015, 2016 (second edition) [Hebrew].
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Bar-Ilan University
Nov 2001 → Jan 2005
Award Date: 10 Jan 2005
Master, Bar-Ilan University
Oct 1996 → Sep 1997
Award Date: 30 Sep 1997
Bachelor, Bar-Ilan University
Oct 1994 → Sep 1996
Award Date: 30 Sep 1996
Research
- תחומי מחקר
- ספרות הנבואה על רקע המזרח הקדום
- ספר יחזקאל בהקשרו הבבלי
- התקבלות של המחקר הביקורתי של המקרא
- מעמדן של נשים במתן מענה הלכתי
- Fields of Interest
- Hebrew Bible in the context of the larger ancient Near Eastern world
- Near Eastern temples and second temple texts
- Jewish reception of biblical criticism
- women as Halakhic Professionals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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The Sabbath in Judean Communities during the Mid-fifth Century bce Onomastic Evidence
Ganzel, T. & Safford, J., Feb 2025, In: Journal of Ancient Judaism. 16, 1, p. 29-42 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sheshbazzar and Nehemiah
Ganzel, T., 2024, In: Vetus Testamentum. 74, 4-5, p. 603-618 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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סוגיית ההפלות בספרות חז"ל מפרספקטיבה מגדרית: [ביקורת ספרים]
גנזל, ט., 2024, In: קריאות ישראליות. גיליון, p. פברואר 2024 405-408Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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עמדתו של הרד"צ הופמן בפולמוס שמן השומשומין: עיון דיאכרוני לאור מקורות חדשים: עיון דיאכרוני לאור מקורות חדשים
גנזל, ט. & פישר, א., 2024, In: אוקימתא. 10, p. 35-46 12 p.Translated title of the contribution :Rabbi David Zvi Hoffmann’s Position on Sesame Oil: A Diachronic Study in the Light of New Sources Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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DANIEL 3 AND 5 AS HISTORIOGRAPHY
Ganzel, T. & Holtz, S. E., 2022, In: Biblica. 103, 4, p. 525-535 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review