College of Humanities People
Sam Meier, Associate Professor
Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures: http://nelc.osu.edu/Melton Center for Jewish Studies: http://meltoncenter.osu.edu/
Department of History: http://history.osu.edu/
Office Information
319 Hagerty Hall, 1775 College Road, Columbus, OH, 43210
Email: meier.3@osu.edu
Phone: 614-292-5569
Fax: 614-292-1262
Office Hours:
Fall 2007 Mon 2:30-4:30 Wed 2:30-3:30
319 Hagerty Hall, 1775 College Road, Columbus, OH, 43210
Email: meier.3@osu.edu
Phone: 614-292-5569
Fax: 614-292-1262
Office Hours:
Fall 2007 Mon 2:30-4:30 Wed 2:30-3:30
General Background:
Professor Meier received his Ph.D. from Harvard University (1987) in Hebrew and Semitic Languages and Literatures. He began teaching at the Ohio State University in 1986, and is the author of The Messenger in the Ancient Semitic World (1988) as well as Speaking of Speaking: Marking Direct Discourse in Biblical Hebrew (1992). He also serves as adjunct professor of History, where he teaches the both the History of ancient Israel and History of the Second Commonwealth. Dr. Meier is the Coordinator of the Hebrew Program at The Ohio State University. Among honors that he has received, he has been a guest at the Rockefeller Study and Conference Center in Bellagio (Italy), has been the Edwards Lecturer in Philosophy and Religion, and has received the Ohio State University Alumni Distinguished Teaching Award, as well as the Rodica C. Botoman Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching and Mentoring. He is presently engaged in research in the Deuteronomistic History and prophecy in ancient Israel.
