Nahum Sarna
| Nahum M. Sarna | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 27, 1923 London, UK |
| Died | June 23, 2005 (aged 82) Boca Raton, FL, USA |
| Nationality | British / Israeli / American |
| Education | Ph.D. from Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning |
| Occupation | Dora Golding Professor of Biblical Studies at Brandeis University |
| Notable work | Genesis, Exodus in the series Understanding Genesis (1966) & the first two volumes of the JPS Torah Commentary |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Horowitz |
| Children | Jonathan Sarna |
| Theological work | |
| Era | Late 20th and Early 21st Centuries |
| Language | English |
| Tradition or movement | Jewish |
| Main interests | Torah, Jewish studies |
Nahum Mattathias Sarna (Hebrew: נחום סרנא; March 27, 1923 – June 23, 2005) was a modern scholar who is best known for the study of Genesis and Exodus represented in his Understanding Genesis (1966) and in his contributions to the first two volumes of the JPS Torah Commentary (1989/91). He was also part of the translation team for the Kethuvim section of the Jewish Publication Society's translation of the Bible, known as New Jewish Publication Society of America Version.
Nahum Sarna was born in London in 1923 to Jacob J. Sarna and Milly (Horonzick) Sarna, and received his M.A. from the University of London in 1946, and a degree from Jews College in 1947. He married Hebrew College librarian Helen Horowitz on March 23, 1947, and was a Lecturer at University College London from 1946 to 1949. He made aliyah to Israel in 1949, hoping to study at Hebrew University, but they were not accepting students for doctorates. Sarna emigrated to the United States in 1951, and received his Ph.D. from Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning in 1955. He studied at various times under Cyrus Gordon, Isidore Epstein and Arthur Marmorstein, and was strongly influenced by the work of Yehezkel Kaufmann (as can be seen, for example, in his discussion of apostolic prophecy on p.xxviii of Understanding Genesis.)
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