December 1999 J. Edward Wright, Ph.D. "Ancient Jewish Strategies for Survival" Dr. J. Edward Wright is Director of the University of Arizona's Near Eastern Studies Department, Committee on Judaic Studies since 2000. Dr. Wright holds a Ph.D. and M.A. from Brandeis University, an M.A. from Western Seminary (with honors in Semitic Languages), and a Th.B. from Multnomah Bible College (with honors in Greek). He has had additional graduate studies at Portland State University, The Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and Harvard Divinity School. His previous affiliations have been: Visiting Research Professor, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1995-96 Assistant Director, Committee on Judaic Studies, University of Arizona, 1995-99 Senior Language and Education Consultant, Aprisa Multimedia Group Inc., Denver, CO, 1994-95 Program Design and Assessment Specialist, and Senior Hebrew Consultant, Cygnus Inc., Denver, CO, 1993-94 Assistant Professor, Near Eastern Studies Department and the Committee on Judaic Studies, University of Arizona, 1992-98. Adjunct Lecturer, Near Eastern Studies Department and the Committee on Judaic Studies, University of Arizona, 1990-92 Instructor, Hebrew Scripture, Western Seminary, Portland, OR, 1989-90 Teaching Assistant, Modern and Biblical Hebrew, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 1987-89 Educational Design Consultant, BITECH Inc., Seattle, WA, 1982-83 He has written numerous books, chapters, and articles, as well as receiving a number of prestigious Academic Fellowships and teaching awards.