Jeffrey H. Tigay | |
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Born | Detroit, MI | December 25, 1941
Nationality | American |
Education | Ph.D. in Comparative Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies from Yale University |
Occupation(s) | Emeritus A.M. Ellis Professor of Hebrew and Semitic Languages and Literatures |
Notable work | Deuteronomy volumes of the JPS Torah Commentary |
Theological work | |
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 biblical scholar who is best known for the study of Deuteronomy and in his contributions to the Deuteronomy volume of the JPS Torah Commentary (1996).[1]