Dr. Mark Leuchter
Associate Professor
Professor Leuchter's research interests include ancient Judaism, the formation of the Hebrew Bible, mythology in ancient Israel, scribal methods in antiquity, and early rabbinic thought. His journal articles have appeared in the Journal of Biblical Literature, Vetus Testamentum, Catholic Biblical Quarterly, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, Zeitschrift fur die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, Biblica, and Hebrew Union College Annual. His current book project is entitled The Enemy Within: From National Mythology to Individual Morality in Ancient Judaism. His favorite band is Rush.
Select Publications:
Samuel and the Shaping of Tradition. Oxford University press, forthcoming.
Levites and Priests in Biblical History and Tradition. Co-edited with Jeremy M. Hutton; Society of Biblical Literature, 2011.
Soundings in Kings: Perspectives and Methods in Contemporary Scholarship. Co-edited with Klaus-Peter Adam; Fortress Press, 2010.
The Polemics of Exile in Jeremiah 26-45. Cambridge University Press, 2008.
From Babel to Babylon. Co-edited with Joyce Rillett Wood and John Harvey; T & T Clark, 2006.
Josiah's Reform and Jeremiah's Scroll. Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2006.