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Dr. Adele Reinhartz

Affiliation

University of Ottawa

Academy or College

Academy of the Arts and Humanities

Year Elected

2005

Areas of Interest

Early christianity, early Judaism, Film (bible and ...), feminist criticism, literary criticism

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Adele Reinhartz is an internationally known scholar of Jewish and Christian sacred texts. She has studied the literature and history of Christianity and early Judaism, and the image of women in Biblical texts. Her most recent published work, Scripture on the Silver Screen (2003), is on the Bible in films. After the release of Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ, she was much in demand as a scholar who could discuss this controversial film in a fair and considered manner. Respected for her deep moral and professional integrity, Adele Reinhartz is a Jewish scholar who is able to give Christian texts respectful and sympathetic readings.

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Adele Reinhartz is an internationally known scholar of Jewish and Christian sacred texts. She has worked extensively on the literature and history of Christianity and early Judaism, and the image of women in Biblical texts. Her most recent published work, Scripture on the Silver Screen (2003), is on the Bible in films. Respected for her deep moral and professional integrity, Adele Reinhartz is a Jewish scholar who is able to give Christian texts respectful and sympathetic readings.