David Noel Freedman | |
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Born | Noel Freedman May 12, 1922 New York City, US |
Died | April 8, 2008 Petaluma, California, US | (aged 85)
Father | David Freedman |
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Religion | Christianity (Presbyterian) |
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Academic work | |
Discipline | Biblical studies |
Main interests | Dead Sea Scrolls |
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David Noel Freedman (12 May 1922 – 8 April 2008) was an American biblical scholar, author, editor, archaeologist, and, after his conversion from Judaism, a Presbyterian minister. He was one of the first Americans to work on the Dead Sea Scrolls. He is the son of the writer David Freedman. He died of a heart ailment.[4]