Dr. Richard Jude Thompson
Testimonials
-
"I am very excited about the course. Mr. Jude is a wonderful teacher, knowledgeable and excited for us to learn this language. I am happy and know that I made the right decision by signing up! Thank you!" Springer Dana, USA
A Few Words About Me
Richard has spent the last twenty-three years at Harvard University learning all aspects of Hebrew Bible scholarship. He has taught and tutored Classical Hebrew at the elementary and intermediate levels at Harvard Divinity School. He recently defended his dissertation about the Deuteronomistic History. The Harvard Extension Alumni Association featured Richard in their annual Bulletin (2011) as an exemplary alumnus.
Education
2011
Ph.D. in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University.
Dissertation: “The Deuteronomistic Covenant and Neo-Assyrian Imperial Ideology: A Study of the Deuteronomistic History in Its Historical Context,” directed by Prof. Jo Ann Hackett, NELC.
2004
A.M., Hebrew Bible, NELC, GSAS, Harvard University.
1993
A.L.M., Classical Hebrew, Harvard Extension School.
1991
A.L.B., Religion, Harvard Extension School.
Languages: (according to years of formal study at Harvard University)
Modern (read, speak, write): French (4 years), Spanish (4), German (4), Modern Hebrew (2).
Ancient: Classical Hebrew (6 years), Akkadian (4), Aramaic/Syriac/Northwest Semitic (3.5), Greek (3), Ugaritic (1), Latin (1).
Professional Experience
2010-Present
Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Israel.
Adjunct Instructor: Classical Hebrew: Beginner, Intermediate.
2009-Present
eTeacher Group: Online Language Academy. Israel.
Teacher: Classical Hebrew, A, B, and C Levels (English, French, Spanish, and German).
2005-2007
Harvard Divinity School,Summer Language Program.
Tutor: Classical Hebrew and Hellenistic Greek.
2004-2005
Harvard University. GSAS / HDS.
Instructor: Classical Hebrew 120a/b: Intermediate Classical Hebrew/ HDS 4020/4021.
2003-2004
Teaching Fellow: Classical Hebrew A: Elementary Classical Hebrew/ HDS 4010, with Prof. Jo Ann Hackett.
2004
Teaching Fellow: GSAS, NELC. Jewish Studies 125, Jewish History in the Second and Post-Temple Period, with Prof. Shaye J. D. Cohen.
Publications and Prizes
1994-2001
Typesetter, Copy Editor, Research.
John Strugnell and Daniel J. Harrington, S.J. Qumran Cave 4/24: Sapiential Texts, Part 2. DJD 34. Oxford: Clarendon, 1999. Dead Sea Scrolls Publication Project, Jerusalem, Israel.
