Frank Moore Cross, Hancock Professor of Hebrew and Other Oriental Languages Emeritus has passed away (October 17, 2012). Born July 13, 1921, Professor Cross was educated at Maryville College (where he majored in the hard sciences), McCormick Theological Seminary, and Johns Hopkins University (Ph.D.). Cross was among W.F. Albright’s most gifted and productive students, making seminal and foundational contributions to Northwest Semitic Epigraphy, Dead Sea Scrolls, Textual Criticism, Biblical Studies (etc). He was always kind and encouraging to me, from the time I entered the field his most recent e-mail to me, and I know that he was these things to so many in the field. Frank Moore Cross will be sorely missed, but his contributions to the field will long remain as testimony to his brilliance and productivity. May he rest in peace.
From Chris’s facebook page. Fine words indeed.
Tagged: Dead Sea Scrolls, Frank Moore Cross, Johns Hopkins University, McCormick Theological Seminary
Jim Davila at Paleojudaica has some nice words to say about Professor Cross too.
http://paleojudaica.blogspot.ca/2012_10_14_archive.html#3116778810107186989
And Jim, I agree. Not enough time in the media is spent reflecting on those who have made genuine contributions to society.
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