Dr. Zvi Shimon

Education

·  Ph.D., Bible, Bar Ilan University,

   Dissertation: Contrast in Biblical Narrative (Heb.), Supervisor Prof. Ed Greesnstein

   President's Scholarship Program

   Pinchas Churgin Award for Outsdanding Doctoral Thesis                             2009

·  M.S., Education, Yeshiva University                                                             

 Block Scholarship Program                                                              1998

·  B.A., with Honors, Talmud and Bible, Bar Ilan University

Dean's List of  Excellent Undergraduate Students                                                            1994

Professional Experience

·  Bible Lecturer, Bar Ilan University                                                                     2001-present

·  Bible Lecturer, Ashkelon College                                                                         2005-present

·  Bible lecturer, Herzog Teacher's College                                                                   2011-12

·  Virtual Beit Midrash (VBM)                                                                                    1996-98

Weekly internet article on bilical exegesis with a subscription of over a thousand students

Awards and Honors

·   Outstanding Lecturer, Bar Ilan University                                                                                   2011

·   Memorial Foundation Grant                                                                                        2011

·   Outstanding Lecturer, Ashkelon College                                                             2010

·   Beth Shalom Grant                                                                                                    2010

·   Pinchas Churgin Award for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis                                     2009

·   President's Scholarship for Excellent Doctoral Students, Bar Ilan University                     2003   

·   Block Program Scholarship, Yeshiva University                                                                    1996-97

·   Dean's List of Excellent Undergraduate Students in the Faculty of                                 1993

 Jewish Studies, Bar Ilan University                  

·   Bible Department Asher Veizer Undergraduate Studies Scholarship                              1993

 for Excellence, Bar Ilan University           

·   Talmud Department Undergraduate Studies Scholarship for Excellence,                               1993

 Bar Ilan University                       

·   Edgar M. Bronfman Youth Fellowship                                                                                          1988

Conferences

·   SBL International Conference, Amsterdam                                                                  2012

 Subject of Paper: 1. Alternating Description in Biblical Narrative

                              2. Jacob's Dream in its Narrative Context

·   SBL National Conference, San Francisco                                                                     2011

   Subject of Paper: The Desired Qualities of the King

·   SBL National Conference, Atlanta                                                                          2010

   Subject of Paper: Theology of Choice

·   The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute

 Subject of Paper: Biblical Theology as a Source for a                                                                   2010

 Modern Theology  (Heb)

·   NAPH International Conference, New York                                                         2010

 Subject of Paper: Structuralism and Biblical Narrative