The MIKRA Research Laboratory is delighted to announce that Rebekah “Bekah” Klein has become a manuscript research intern beginning March 2024. Bekah has been studying biblical languages at Brookes Bible College since 2020. After having distinguished herself with excellent linguistic capacity since beginning her Biblical Hebrew studies, she has progressed to Biblical Aramaic where she continues to excel. Like many gifted linguists, she is also an accomplished instrumentalist and is especially noted for her facility in piano.

Because of her focus and energy, Bekah has created a position for herself at MIKRA by becoming our first official intern serving in support of internationally recognized academics and researchers. Her future academic plans include focusing on Biblical Greek acquisition and Greek Bible research at Brookes beginning the fall 2024 term.

At present, Bekah is coordinating progress between our paleography and technology teams on our software platform and will soon begin editing and inputting digital images of an Ecclesiastes (Koheleth) scroll currently in the paleographical analysis phase. Already this month, she has participated in our public exhibition and educational platforms by serving as a manuscript docent at a local high school exhibit, entitled, “Encountering Biblical Manuscripts.”

We look forward to working with Bekah and watching her advance in original language biblical manuscript studies over the upcoming years. Congratulations Bekah!