Everett Fox

Professor, Language, Literature & Culture

efox@clarku.edu

Dr. Fox received a B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. from Brandeis University in 1968, 1972, and 1975, respectively. He has been at Clark since 1987. Dr. Fox serves as director of the program in Jewish Studies, and is also affiliated with the programs in Race and Ethnic Relations and Comparative Literature.

Dr. Fox's main scholarly focus is the rhetoric and internal coherence of the Hebrew Bible, and how they may be brought out in translation. In 1995, Everett published The Five Books of Moses, which tries to echo characteristics of the Hebrew text; in November of 1999, Give Us a King! Samuel, Saul, and David, a translation of the book of Samuel along similar lines, appeared. He is also interested in how the Bible has been transformed at each stage by generations of Israelites, Jews, and Christians. He teaches courses in which texts serve as windows to the attitudes and concerns of Jews through the ages.

Dr. Fox's activities in translation have led him to some unexpected places. He was a religious consultant on the animated film Prince of Egypt, and has been collaborating with an American-Israeli artist, Schwebel, who sets the David stories against the backdrop of 1980s Jerusalem.
Degrees
- Ph.D. in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, Brandeis University, 1975
- M.A. in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, Brandeis University, 1972
- B.A. in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, Brandeis University, 1968
Affiliated Department(s)
- Language, Literature & Culture
Scholarly and Creative Works
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- Chapters In Books
  
  In the Face of Adversity: Translating Difference and Dissent (2022)
  Chapter: “Isaiah 1 in Translation and Contexts"
  
  Published by UCL Press
  
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  2022
  
  Everett Fox
- Chapters In Books
  
  Ve-‘Ed Ya’aleh: Essays in Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies Presented to Edward L. Greenstein).
  Chapter: "Two Job-ish Psalms"
  
  Published by Eisenbrauns (an imprint of Penn State University Press
  
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  2021
  
  Everett Fox
- Other Scholarly or Creative Work
  
  Isaiah: A New translation with Commentary
  Jeremiah: A New Translation with Commentary
  The Haftarot: Prophetic Excerpts for Weekly Public Reading
  
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  Schocken Books, New York
  
  Everett Fox

Everett Fox

Degrees

Affiliated Department(s)

Scholarly and Creative Works