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"The Bible and Civilization" Lecture Series

June 30, 2008
On June 17, a lecture series titled "The Bible and Civilization," led by Gustavo Perednik, began at the ORT Pocitos Auditorium. This series, organized by the Department of Jewish Studies, consists of the lectures "The Bible and Culture," "From Genesis Onward," "Biblical Styles," "The Inspired Writings," "Art and Music," "Biblical Poetry," and "Biblical Criticism and Exegesis." The first two lectures took place on June 17 and 18, and the next two will take place on July 22 and 23.

Perednik holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Buenos Aires and a master’s degree in education from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (cum laude), where he was also recognized as an outstanding professor. He holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. He studied the humanities at the Sorbonne (France), San Marcos (Peru), and Uppsala (Sweden). He has been invited to lecture at dozens of universities in the United States, Spain, and China. He has written more than a dozen books, many of which have won international literary awards, and has published over a thousand articles on Judaism and modernity. Among his published works, we highlight: “Great Thinkers: Jews in Western Civilization” (2005) and “Notable Thinkers: Jews in Western Civilization” (2006), both published by Universidad ORT Uruguay.