Ernest John Revell Explained

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Ernest John Revell (15 April 1934 - 15 December 2017) was a Scottish scholar, professor emeritus and chair of the Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilization at the University of Toronto,^[1] and expert in the field of Biblical Hebrew.^{[2] [3] [4]} He remained active, publishing until 2016.

Life

Revell was a watercolorist and a botanical artist.^[5]

Education

In 1962, Revel earned his PhD at the University of Toronto, with his thesis A structural analysis of the grammar of the Manual of discipline (1QS).

Teaching

He served the University of Toronto as a professor, chair and professor emeritus in the Department of Near Eastern Studies which later became the Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations. Revell was a member of Society of Biblical Literature.^[6]

Bibliography

Thesis

• E. J. Revell. A structural analysis of the grammar of the Manual of discipline (1QS). PhD Dissertation. University of Toronto. 1962. 223312355.

Books

• Book: Hebrew texts with Palestinian vocalization. E. J. Revell. [Toronto] University of Toronto Press. 1970. 9780802052155. 103333. Near and Middle East series. 7.
• Book: Biblical texts with Palestinian pointing and their accents. E. J. Revell. Missoula, Mont.: Published by Scholars Press for the Society of Biblical Literature. 1977. Masoretic studies. 4. 9780891303749. 5750606.
• Book: Introduction to the Tiberian Masorah. Israel Yeivin. E. J. Revell. Missoula, Mont. : Published by Scholars Press for the Society of Biblical Literature and the International Organization for Masoretic Studies. 1980. Masoretic studies. 5. 9780891303749. 5750606.
• Book: "And some brought flowers" : plants in a new world. Mary Alice Downie; Mary Hamilton; E J Revell; Antje Lingner. Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press. 1980. 9780802023636. 7020602.
• Book: The Designation of the Individual: Expressive Usage in Biblical Narrative. 14. Contributions to biblical exegesis and theology, ISSN 0926-6097. E. J. Revell. Peeters Publishers. 1996. 9789039001615.

Articles

• E. J.. Revell. Pausal Forms in Biblical Hebrew: Their Function, Origin and Significance. Journal of Semitic Studies. 25. 2. 1980. 165–179. 10.1093/jss/25.2.165.
• Pausal Forms and the Structure of Biblical Poetry. Vetus Testamentum. E.J. Revell. 1981-01-01. Brill. 31. 2. 186–199. 10.1163/156853381X00073.
• Revell. E. J.. 1984. Stress and the WAW "Consecutive" in Biblical Hebrew. Journal of the American Oriental Society. 104. 3. 437–444. 10.2307/601654. 601654.
• Revell. E. J.. 1989. The System of the Verb in Standard Biblical Prose. Hebrew Union College Annual. 60. 1–37. 23507837.
• Revell, E. J. (1993). "Language and Interpretation in 1 Kings 20". In The Frank Talmage Memorial Volume, v. 1, ed. Barry Walfish, 103-114. Haifa University Press. ISBN 9789653110144.
• Revell. E. J.. 1997. The Repetition of Introductions to Speech as a Feature of Biblical Hebrew. Vetus Testamentum. 47. 1. 91–110. 10.1163/1568533972652035. 1535310.

Notes and References

1. Book: Studies in Semitic Vocalisation and Reading Traditions. Cambridge Semitic Languages and Cultures. Aaron Hornkohl. Geoffrey Khan. Open Book Publishers. 2020. 9781783749379.
2. Web site: Revell, E. J.. University of Toronto. 2020-11-11.
3. Web site: Ernest John REVELL. . 2020-11-11.
4. Web site: Sheffield Academic Press. Author/Editor Details. 2020-11-11. 2021-02-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20210228152159/https://www.sheffieldphoenix.com/browse.asp?auth=294. dead.
5. Web site: 15 December 2017. Obituary of Ernest John Revell. 13 December 2020. [MacIssac Funeral Home].
6. Web site: Society of Biblical Literature. IN MEMORIAM ARCHIVE. 2020-11-11.