Bruce Wells
Bruce Wells (* 1968 ) is an American Semitist .
Life
He obtained a BA in Religious Studies from Pensacola Christian College in 1989 and an MA in Semitic Studies from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in 1997 ( Master's thesis The Connection between Deuteronomy 24: 1–4 and the Book's Other Laws on Sexual Relations (Supervisor: Richard E. Averbeck )) and in 2003 the Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University in Middle East Studies ( Dissertation : The Law of Testimony in the Pentateuchal Codes (Supervisors: Raymond Westbrook , Peter Kyle McCarter )). He teaches at the University of Texas at Austin , Department of Middle Eastern Studies (since 2018 Associate Professor), at Gustavus Adolphus College, Department of Religion (2003–2005 Visiting Assistant Professor) and at Saint Joseph's University , Department of Theology and Religious Studies (2015–2018 Professor, 2011–2015 Associate Professor, 2005–2011 Assistant Professor).
His main research interests are the historical and cultural contexts of the Hebrew Bible; Pentateuchal Studies; biblical law; Priestly literature; Economic, administrative, and legal systems of ancient Israel and Mesopotamia; Marriage, Gender, and Family Relationships in Antiquity and Religion and Law.
Fonts (selection)
- The law of testimony in the Pentateuchal codes . Wiesbaden 2004, ISBN 3-447-05056-X .
- as editor with Rachel Magdalene: Law from the Tigris to the Tiber. The writings of Raymond Westbrook . Winona Lake 2009, ISBN 978-1-57506-177-1 .
- with Raymond Westbrook: Everyday law in biblical Israel. An introduction . Louisville 2009, ISBN 0-664-23497-6 .
- with F. Rachel Magdalene and Cornelia Wunsch: Fault, responsibility, and administrative law in late Babylonian legal texts . University Park 2019, ISBN 978-1-57506-990-6 .
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| SURNAME | Wells, Bruce |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Semitist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1968 |