{"id":6542,"date":"2018-04-16T16:53:36","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T20:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/?p=6542"},"modified":"2018-04-16T17:11:34","modified_gmt":"2018-04-16T21:11:34","slug":"mykytiuk-research-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/2018\/04\/16\/mykytiuk-research-talk\/","title":{"rendered":"Libraries Professor to Present April 18 Talk Covering Archaeologically Confirmed People in Hebrew Bible at Purdue"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lawrence Mykytiuk, Purdue Univeristy Libraries<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Purdue University Libraries Associate Professor Lawrence “Larry” Mykytiuk<\/a> will present “Is the Bible a Work of Fiction? The Historical Reality of Characters in the Bible” from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, in Stewart Center, room 313, as part of the Purdue University Jewish Studies Noon Lecture and Discussion Series. The talk is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n

Through his research, Mykytiuk (pronounced MICK-ee-took) has verified the existence of 53 people mentioned in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh)<\/a>, and his April 18 talk will cover the 53 persons in the Tanakh and will mention three recent books on some major events in it.<\/p>\n

Mykytiuk is associate professor of library science and the European and world history librarian at Purdue University. He holds a Ph.D. in Hebrew and Semitic Studies, reads 12 languages, and is the author of the book, “Identifying Biblical Persons in Northwest Semitic Inscriptions of 1200\u2013539 B.C.E.”<\/p>\n

Learn more about Mykytiuk’s research at www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/50<\/a> and wgntv.com\/2017\/07\/10\/purdue-professors-quest-brings-names-from-the-bible-to-life\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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