Leonard J. Greenspoon, BA, PhD

Department

• Theology

Position

• Professor

• Classes in classical and semitic languages, ancient history, the Bible in the modern world, Biblical translations, Judaism

Leonard Greenspoon was born in Richmond, VA.  He received his BA and MA from the University of Richmond in classical studies.  After teaching elementary school for two years, he enrolled at Harvard from which he received a PhD.  He taught religious studies for 20 years at Clemson University and then came to Creighton University, where he has been on the faculty for two decades.  He teaches in the Department of Theology and the Program in Classical & Near Eastern Studies.  He also holds the Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization.  Greenspoon is married with two daughters and two grandchildren.  He has published or edited over 30 books and has about 300 articles/book chapters/major encyclopedia entries in press.  He has edited or co-edited three journals and served as an officer of an international scholarly organization.  He is active in the Omaha Jewish community especially in connection with adult education.  He has spoken widely to scholarly and popular audiences in over 30 countries on four continents.  In recognition of these activities, he was honored with a Festschrift in summer 2018.

Books

• , 273-295
• , 25-56
• , 289-304
• , 123-138
• , 80-113

Articles

• , vol. 17, 167-174
• , vol. 50, 1-6
• , 15
• , vol. 2, 476-493
• , 20-29
• , 51, 657-657
• , 50, 1071-1071
• , 50, 1852-1853
• , 50, 1214-1214
• , 76, 56-57
• , Volume 1, 43-59
• , 49, 1279-1279
• , 49, 2078-2078
• , 50, 48-49
• , 49, 1666-1667
• , 49, 1078-1078
• , 37, 19-19
• , 37, 15-15
• , 51, 369-373
• , 51, 392-394
• , 36
• , 72, 876-877
• , 36
• , 36, 6-74
• , 36, 71-74
• , 36
• , 36
• , 36
• , 36
• , 14-17
• , 35
• , 155-169
• , 159-183
• , 33, 16-16
• , 33, 16-16
• , 33, 14-14
• , 33, 14-14
• , 33, 14-14
• , 32, 12-12
• , 32, 12-12
• , 3, 229-261
• , 21, 8-10
• , 21, 9
• , 31, 190
• , 31, 201
• , 31, 195
• , 31, 200
• , 31, 191
• , 31, 195
• , 31, 198
• , 31, 194
• , 31, 190
• , 31, 179
• , 31, 210

Publications

• , Volume 24
• , Volume 23

Editing and Reviews

• , 28
• , 27
• , 26
• , 37, 64-65
• , 85, 140

General

• , 29

Presentations

Research and Scholarship Interests

• Hellenistic Judaism, Biblical Studies,  Jewish Studies, Bible versions (translations), religion and popular culture