Ernest John Revell (15 April 1934 - 15 December 2017) was a Scottish scholar, professor emeritus and chair of the Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilization at the University of Toronto,[1] and expert in the field of Biblical Hebrew.[2][3][4] He remained active, publishing until 2016.
Ernest John Revell | |
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| Born | 15 April 1934  Bengaluru |
| Died | 15 December 2017 (aged 83) Antigonish |
| Alma mater | |
| Position held | emeritus (University of Toronto) |
Life
editRevell was a watercolorist and a botanical artist.[5]
Education
editIn 1962, Revel earned his PhD at the University of Toronto, with his thesis A structural analysis of the grammar of the Manual of discipline (1QS).
Teaching
editHe served the University of Toronto as a professor, chair and professor emeritus in the Department of Near Eastern Studies which later became the Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations. Revell was a member of Society of Biblical Literature.[6]
Bibliography
editThesis
edit- E. J. Revell (1962). A structural analysis of the grammar of the Manual of discipline (1QS) (PhD Dissertation. University of Toronto). OCLC 223312355.
Books
edit- E. J. Revell (1970). Hebrew texts with Palestinian vocalization. Near and Middle East series. Vol. 7. [Toronto] University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9780802052155. OCLC 103333.
- E. J. Revell (1977). Biblical texts with Palestinian pointing and their accents. Masoretic studies. Vol. 4. Missoula, Mont.: Published by Scholars Press for the Society of Biblical Literature. ISBN 9780891303749. OCLC 5750606.
- E. J. Revell; Israel Yeivin (1980). Introduction to the Tiberian Masorah. Masoretic studies. Vol. 5. Missoula, Mont. : Published by Scholars Press for the Society of Biblical Literature and the International Organization for Masoretic Studies. ISBN 9780891303749. OCLC 5750606.
- Mary Alice Downie; Mary Hamilton; E J Revell; Antje Lingner (1980). "And some brought flowers" : plants in a new world. Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9780802023636. OCLC 7020602.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - E. J. Revell (1996). The Designation of the Individual: Expressive Usage in Biblical Narrative. Contributions to biblical exegesis and theology, ISSN 0926-6097. Vol. 14. Peeters Publishers. ISBN 9789039001615.
Articles
edit- Revell, E. J. (1980). "Pausal Forms in Biblical Hebrew: Their Function, Origin and Significance". Journal of Semitic Studies. 25 (2): 165–179. doi:10.1093/jss/25.2.165.
- E.J. Revell (1981-01-01). "Pausal Forms and the Structure of Biblical Poetry". Vetus Testamentum. 31 (2). Brill: 186–199. doi:10.1163/156853381X00073.
- Revell, E. J. (1984). "Stress and the WAW "Consecutive" in Biblical Hebrew". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 104 (3): 437–444. doi:10.2307/601654. JSTOR 601654.
- Revell, E. J. (1989). "The System of the Verb in Standard Biblical Prose". Hebrew Union College Annual. 60: 1–37. JSTOR 23507837.
- Revell, E. J. (1993). "Language and Interpretation in 1 Kings 20". In The Frank Talmage Memorial Volume, v. 1, ed. Barry Walfish, 103-114. Haifa University Press. ISBN 9789653110144.
- Revell, E. J. (1997). "The Repetition of Introductions to Speech as a Feature of Biblical Hebrew". Vetus Testamentum. 47 (1): 91–110. doi:10.1163/1568533972652035. JSTOR 1535310.
References
edit- ^ Aaron Hornkohl; Geoffrey Khan, eds. (2020). Studies in Semitic Vocalisation and Reading Traditions. Cambridge Semitic Languages and Cultures. Open Book Publishers. ISBN 9781783749379.
- ^ "Revell, E. J." University of Toronto. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ^ "Ernest John REVELL". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ^ "Author/Editor Details". Sheffield Academic Press. Archived from the original on 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ^ "Obituary of Ernest John Revell". [MacIssac Funeral Home]. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "IN MEMORIAM ARCHIVE". Society of Biblical Literature. Retrieved 2020-11-11.