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# Jon D. Levenson

(1949)   Teacher

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## Quick Facts About Jon D. Levenson

Born January 4, 1949

Profession Teacher

## About Jon D. Levenson

American biblical scholar... \| Jon Douglas Levenson is an American Hebrew Bible scholar who is the Albert A. List Professor of Jewish Studies at the Harvard Divinity School.

##  Quotes by Jon D. Levenson

> [“Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Here, the focus is not on the irrevocable covenantal promises so prominent in Genesis but rather on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-d-levenson/abraham-isaac-and-jacob-here-the-focus-is-not-on-the-irrevocable/)

Jon D. Levenson

[Abraham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abraham/)

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> [“the selfless disregard of reward brings the greatest reward. There is room for reward and punishment within a structure of covenantal love,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-d-levenson/the-selfless-disregard-of-reward-brings-the-greatest-reward-there-is/)

Jon D. Levenson

[Love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/)

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