Yairah Amit
Yairah Amit | |
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| יַעֲרָה עָמִית | |
| Born | 19 October 1941 Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Occupation(s) | Biblical Scholar, Professor |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv University |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Tel Aviv University |
| Website | https://english.tau.ac.il/profile/ayairah |
Yairah Amit (Hebrew: יַעֲרָה עָמִית; born 19 October 1941 in Tel Aviv) is an Israeli biblical scholar. Amit studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem before doing a PhD at Tel Aviv University under the supervision of Meir Sternberg. She is currently Professor of Biblical Studies at Tel Aviv University. In 2012 a Festschrift was published in her honor. Words, Ideas, Worlds: Biblical Essays in Honour of Yairah Amit (ISBN 1-90753-450-4) included contributions from Athalya Brenner, Cheryl Exum, and Yael Feldman.