Ronald Hendel

Ronald Hendel is Norma and Sam Dabby professor of Hebrew Bible and Jewish studies at the University of California, Berkeley. His books include Remembering Abraham: Culture, Memory, and History in the Hebrew Bible (2005) and The Book of Genesis: A Biography (2012).

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Editor's Pick · October 16, 2015
Why Did Cain Kill Abel?
He was defending his status as firstborn.
Response · March 12, 2015
The Exodus: Case Not Proved
By Ronald Hendel
To the question asked by Joshua Berman, “Was There an Exodus?,” the usual answer of modern biblical scholarship is: no. Berman, a professor of Bible at Bar-Ilan University, adduces arguments and evide...