Edward L. Greenstein will give the Frederick Neumann Memorial Lecture at Princeton Theological Seminary 7 p.m. Wednesday.
His lecture is titled, "Truth or Theodicy? Speaking Truth to Power in the Book of Job."
Professor Greenstein has recently been appointed professor of biblical studies at Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel. Prior to this appointment, he was professor of Bible at Tel Aviv University in Israel for 10 years, and he taught at The Jewish Theological Seminary in New York from 1976 to 1995.
In addition to his full-time appointments, he has taught at the Columbia University Graduate School, Yale University, Princeton University, Union Theological Seminary, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and other institutions of higher learning.
His books include "The Hebrew Bible in Literary Criticism" (1996; co-edited), "Essays on Biblical Method and Translation" (1989), and "The State of Jewish Studies" (1990; co-edited). He has edited the Journal of the Ancient Near Eastern Society since 1974, and he served as editor of the "Society of Biblical Literature Semeia Studies" series from 19881993.
The lecture will take place in the main lounge of the Mackay Campus Center, followed by a reception in the private dining room. It is open to the public and free of charge. For more information, call the Office of Communications/Publications at (609) 497-7760 or visit www.ptsem.edu.

