[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 132 (Thursday, September 17, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2301-E2302]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           A TRIBUTE IN RECOGNITION OF PROFESSOR GEZA VERMES

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                         HON. RODNEY ALEXANDER

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 17, 2009

  Mr. ALEXANDER. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of 
Professor Geza Vermes, an internationally renowned biblical scholar.
   His commitment to inspiring and educating the world has been 
unwavering, and he deserves our congratulations.
  Among his impressive list of endeavors, Vermes is perhaps best known 
as publisher of the first English translation of the Dead Sea Scrolls. 
His latest work, ``The Story of the Scrolls,'' is set to be published 
in February, 2010.
   Since 1957, Vermes has been teaching in England. Today, he is 
Professor Emeritus of

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Jewish Studies and Emeritus Fellow for Wolfson College, and is a 
lecturer at Oxford University and throughout the world.
   In addition, Vermes is a Fellow of the British Academy (1985) and 
the European Academy of Arts, Sciences and Humanities (2001), holder of 
an Oxford higher doctorate and honorary doctorates from the 
universities of Edinburgh (1989), Durham (1990), Sheffield (1994) and 
the Central European University of Budapest (2008).
   On September 24, Vermes will be a guest lecturer at the University 
of Louisiana--Monroe. It is an honor to welcome such a distinguished 
and esteemed scholar to the 5th District.
   Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in saluting Professor 
Geza Vermes for his remarkable career and countless accomplishments.

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