Jonathan A. Goldstein
Jonathan A. Goldstein | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1929 |
| Died | 2004 Iowa City, Iowa |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Academic |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Jewish Theological Seminary, Harvard University |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (Ph.D.) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Biblical studies |
| Institutions | Columbia University University of Iowa |
| Notable works | I Maccabees, II Maccabees (AYB) |
Jonathan A. Goldstein (1929–2004) was a biblical scholar and author who wrote for the Anchor Bible Series. He was the author of books on I Maccabees and II Maccabees, as well as a book about competing religions in the ancient world.
Goldstein studied at the Jewish Theological Seminary and earned a bachelor's degree and master's degree at Harvard University. He then earned a doctorate from Columbia University and taught history there for two years. He then taught at the University of Iowa from 1962 to 1997, and lived in Iowa City until his death in 2004.
Bibliography
[edit]- I Maccabees. Anchor Yale Bible. Doubleday. 1976. ISBN 0-385-08533-8.
- II Maccabees. Anchor Yale Bible. Doubleday. 1983. ISBN 0-385-04864-5.
- Semites, Iranians, Greeks, and Romans: Studies in Their Interactions. 1990. ISBN 1-55540-512-6.
- The Jews of China. 2000. ISBN 0-7656-0443-4.
- Peoples of an Almighty God: Competing Religions in the Ancient World. 2002. ISBN 0-385-42347-0.
External links
[edit]- Jonathan A. Goldstein at the Database of Classical Scholars
See also
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Categories:
- 1929 births
- 2004 deaths
- Jewish American non-fiction writers
- Jewish biblical scholars
- American biblical scholars
- American Conservative Jews
- American male non-fiction writers
- Harvard University alumni
- Columbia University alumni
- University of Iowa faculty
- Jewish Theological Seminary of America alumni
- 20th-century Jewish biblical scholars
- 20th-century American male writers
- 20th-century American Jews
- 21st-century American Jews