Jeffrey H. Tigay | |
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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(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]