معرفی
Professor Hanna Liss is Chair of Bible and Jewish Biblical Interpretation at the Heidelberg University of Jewish Studies since 2003. She is also a co-opted Member of the Faculty of Philosophy at Heidelberg University. Her academic career spans over two decades with significant contributions to Jewish biblical studies, Masorah research, and medieval Jewish scholarship.
Professor Liss's research interests focus on Jewish Biblical Interpretation, Masorah Studies, Medieval Jewish Studies, Hebrew Bible Scholarship, and Jewish Theological Thought. Her work explores the intricate relationship between textual transmission, cultural context, and religious interpretation in Jewish tradition, particularly examining how medieval Jewish scholars engaged with biblical texts through philological, aesthetic, and pedagogical lenses. She has made significant contributions to understanding Masoretic traditions, Hebrew-French linguistic exchanges, and the visual representation of biblical texts in medieval manuscripts.
Her recent scholarly output demonstrates a clear trend toward interdisciplinary research that bridges textual analysis, cultural history, and visual studies. The 15 most recent publications reveal her deep engagement with Masoretic traditions, particularly examining how medieval Jewish scholars transmitted and interpreted biblical texts through innovative visual and textual formats. Her work increasingly focuses on the intersection of language, culture, and religious practice in medieval Jewish communities, with special attention to Hebrew-French linguistic exchanges and the pedagogical dimensions of biblical interpretation.
- 2022 Appointment as a full member of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
- 2012 Member of AcademiaNET, Robert Bosch Stiftung
- 2008/2009 Alfried Krupp Senior Fellow
- 2003 Harry Starr Research Fellow in Judaica, Harvard University
- 2017 Franz Rosenzweig Visiting Professor at the University of Kassel
- 2017/2018 and 2022-2023 Senior Research Fellow at the Maimonides Center for Advanced Studies
Professor Liss has been instrumental in establishing and leading major research initiatives including the long-term project 'Corpus Masoreticum: The Inculturation of the Masorah in Western European Jewish Learning Culture from the 11th to 14th Century.' She serves as Principal Investigator for multiple DFG-funded projects including 'Biblia Rabbinica: The Bible Text in Rabbinic Literature' and 'Bible Glossaries as Hidden Cultural Carriers: Jewish-French Cultural Exchange in the High Middle Ages.' Her institutional leadership includes serving as co-founder of the Abraham Berliner Center for the Study of Textual and Exegetical Traditions of the Hebrew Bible at the Heidelberg University of Jewish Studies.
Professor Liss leads the 'Corpus Masoreticum' research team, a major international project dedicated to digitally documenting and analyzing Masoretic traditions in Western European manuscripts. She has established significant institutional collaborations with organizations including Ktiv (the International Collection of Digitized Hebrew Manuscripts in Jerusalem), the École Nationale des Chartes in Paris, and multiple European academic institutions. Her work bridges traditional philological approaches with digital humanities methodologies to create comprehensive resources for the study of Jewish textual traditions.
