University of Michigan (1817-), higher education
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The University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI) is an American University, founded in 1817.
History
Founded in 1817 at Detroit, moved to Ann Arbor in 1837.
The teaching of New Testament is hosted primarily in the Department of Near Eastern Studies, with the support of other units, mainly, Classical Studies, History and the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies.
Special Events
In 1985 the University of Michigan hosted at Ann Arbor an international symposium on the Historical Jesus; see Jesus in History and Myth (1986 Hoffmann/Larue), edited volume.
In 2001 the University of Michigan launched the Enoch Seminar and hosted the first Meeting in its campus in Florence, Italy.
In 2006 the University of Michigan hosted at Ann Arbor the First Enoch Graduate Seminar.
Notable professors
- Gabriele Boccaccini [1991-]
Notable alumni
- Phillip B. Munoa (PhD 1993)
- April D. De Conick (PhD 1994)
- Charles A. Gieschen (PhD 1995)
- Jason von Ehrenkrook (PhD 2009)
- J. Harold Ellens (PhD 2009)
- James A. Waddell (PhD 2010)