The Importance of Moshe Greenberg On May 15, a giant of Jewish Bible scholarship passed away in Jerusalem at the age of eighty-one. American-born and -educated, Moshe Greenberg combined classical erudition in ancient Near Eastern languages and rabbinic and medieval exegesis with the critical perspectives of modern scholarship, analytical deftness, and literary style. He brought all these to bear on the ancient texts to elicit both knowledge and moral and spiritual guidance.More Greenberg obituaries etc. are here, here, here, and here.
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Monday, June 07, 2010
Greenberg obituary
AN OBITUARY for Moshe Greenberg has been published in Jewish Ideas Daily: