Michael E. Stone

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Michael E. Stone

Born	(1938-10-22) 22 October 1938 Leeds, United Kingdom
Occupation	scholar
Known for	Armenian studies

Prof. Michael E. Stone (born 22 October 1938, in Leeds) is a leading scholar of Armenian studies in many fields, but particularly notable in the field of early Jewish and Christian literature and the Old Testament pseudepigrapha.

Michael Stone was raised in Sydney, Australia, receiving his BA in Semitics and Classics from the University of Melbourne in 1960. From 1966 he has been instrumental in building up the Hebrew University of Jerusalem as one of the world's leading centres for Armenian studies. He has for many years been professor of Armenian Studies and Gail Levin de Nur Professor of Religious Studies. In 2004 on the occasion of his 65th birthday Stone was honoured by a collection of essays Things revealed.^[1]

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↑ Michael E. Stone, Esther G. Chazon, David Satran Things revealed: studies in early Jewish and Christian literature 2004 Page xv - bio "Michael Edward Stone was born in Leeds, UK on October 22, 1938, and was raised in Sydney, Australia, receiving his BA in Semitics and Classics from the University of Melbourne in 1960. In that year, out of both deep personal conviction ..."

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Name	Stone, Michael E.
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Short description	Armenian scholar
Date of birth	22 October 1938
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