Jeffrey H. Tigay
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Jeffrey H. Tigay Ph.D. |
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| Born |
December 25, 1941 Detroit, MI |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Ph.D. in Comparative Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies from Yale University |
| Occupation | Emeritus A.M. Ellis Professor of Hebrew and Semitic Languages and Literatures |
| Notable work | Deuteronomy volumes of the JPS Torah Commentary |
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| Era | Late 20th and Early 21st Centuries |
| Language | English |
| Tradition or movement | Jewish |
| Main interests | Torah, Jewish studies, Gilgamesh Epic |
Jeffrey Howard Tigay (born December 25, 1941) is a modern scholar who is best known for the study of Deuteronomy and in his contributions to the Deuteronomy volume of the JPS Torah Commentary (1996).
Educated at Columbia University and gaining his B.A. in 1963), he continued toward rabinnic oridination at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (M.H.L., 1966). He earned his Ph.D. in Comparative Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies from Yale University.
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