Douglas A. Knight

Douglas Knight is Drucilla Moore Buffington Professor Emeritus of Hebrew Bible and Professor of Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. He has lived, studied, taught, or lectured in several countries, including Israel, Norway, Denmark, Germany, France, Japan, and Hong Kong. He is the author of numerous books and articles dealing with ancient literatures, cultures, social history, laws, politics, and religions.

The Politics of Education in Ancient and Modern Times

By / Issue 29, Education, Magazine / 12 minutes of reading

Education assumes multiple forms and inhabits various contexts. Not only does it fluctuate from society to society, but even within a single society or social group its form and function can diverge widely. Such variance stems from multiple factors – the interests and powers of the state, the values and preferences of the populace, special …

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Forbidden Speech: Examples of Blasphemy from Ancient Israel

By / Issue 19, Blasphemy, Magazine / 10 minutes of reading

The origins of forbidden speech lie too far back in ancient history for us to know for certain what instigated it. We can speculate, though, that the domestic setting of family life served as its early, and perhaps even its original, context. Parents warned their children of physical hazards – “Don’t go there!”, “Don’t eat …

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