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Levenson, Alan T. – Journal of Jewish Education, 2011
Levenson presents Nehama Leibowitz (1903-1997) as a principal figure in making the Bible a centerpiece of modern Jewish intellectual life. Complementing the already impressive literature on Leibowitz's pedagogical techniques, Levenson emphasizes the interdependence of Leibowitz's historical context, biography, and exegetical stance. Leibowitz's…
Descriptors: Jews, Literary Criticism, Foreign Countries, Biblical Literature
Jolly, Jennifer L.; Bruno, Justin – Gifted Child Today, 2010
The past several centuries have presented well-documented cases of prodigious youth. Many represented extreme examples of children who had burned brightly and then faded into obscurity, succumbed to a mental illness or an early death, or entered into a career deemed below their mental capacity. These very public displays of mental prowess caused…
Descriptors: Gifted, Mental Health, Intellectual Development, Foreign Countries