Aaron Demsky Explained
Aaron Demsky is professor of biblical history at Bar-Ilan University. He is an epigrapher noted for his work on onomastics.[1]
Demsky is the winner of the 2014 Bialik Prize for his book, Literacy in Ancient Israel.[2] [3] [4]
Books
- Pleasant are Their Names: Jewish Names in the Sephardi Diaspora, University of Maryland Press, 2010
- These are the names : studies in Jewish onomastics, with Joseph A. Reif, Joseph Tabory. Bar-Ilan University Press, 1997. (v. 1), 9652262269 (v. 2)
- Yediʻat sefer be-Yiśraʼel ba-ʻet ha-ʻatiḳah, Mosad Byaliḳ, 2012.
Notes and References
- Book: Hershel Shanks. Hershel Shanks. Freeing the Dead Sea Scrolls. 2010. Bloomsbury. 144111713X. 218.
- Web site: Prof. Aaron Demsky Awarded Bialik Prize for Jewish Scholarship. Bar Ilan University. 9 November 2015.
- News: Grave-Lazee. Lidar. Demsky to receive Bialik Prize. 9 November 2015. The Jerusalem Post. 30 June 2014.
- News: Klein. Steven. Prof. Aaron Demsky to receive Jewish Thought award. 9 November 2015. Haaretz. 3 July 2014.