Background
Ginsberg, Harold Louis was born on December 6, 1903 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Came to the United States, 1936, naturalized, 1942.
Ginsberg, Harold Louis was born on December 6, 1903 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Came to the United States, 1936, naturalized, 1942.
Bachelor, University London, 1927. Doctor of Philosophy, University London, 1930.
He became a professor at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTS), serving as the Sabato Morais Professor of Biblical History and Literature since 1941. Ginsberg was an expert on ancient Canaanite myths. Ginsberg was also one of the key translators of the New Jewish Publication Society of America Version" of the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh.
This was the second translation published by the Jewish Publication Society of America (Journal of Philosophical Studies), superseding its 1917 version.
lieutenant is a fresh translation into modern English, independent of the earlier translation or any other existing one. Current editions of this version refer to it as The Jewish Publication Society Tanakh Translation.
Originally known by the transcript “NJV” (New Jewish Version), it is now styled as “NJPS.” The translation follows the Hebrew or Masoretic text scrupulously, taking a conservative approach regarding conjectural emendations: lieutenant avoids them completely for the Torah, but mentions them occasionally in footnotes for Nevi"im and Ketuvim. Attested variants from other ancient versions are also mentioned in footnotes, even for the Torah, in places where the editors thought they might shed light on difficult passages in the masoretic text.
Ginsberg also dedicated five years to helping to make the Hebrew Bible available in Braille.
He was also an editor for the Encyclopedia Judaica. Ginsberg has been described as "one of the greatest minds in the Jewish world" of his generation along with other professors at JTS such as Abraham Joshua Heschel, Mordecai Kaplan, and Louis Finkelstein. Society of Biblical Literature
American Academy for Jewish Research
American Friends of the Israel Exploration Society
Academy of the Hebrew Language, honorary member.
(1950, VERY GOOD; original 1st edition in original binding...)
Fellow American Academy Jewish Research {vice president}. Member Society Biblical Literature and Exegesis {honorary president}, American Oriental Society, Israel Exploration Society, American Schools Oriental Research {associate}.
Son of Mendel and Golda Anna {Levinson} G. Married Anne Gelrud, November 7, 1937 {deceased}.