Background
Jacobson, Howard was born on August 21, 1940 in Bronx, New York, United States. Son of David and Jeannette (Signer) Jacobson.
(The Exagoge is a drama on the theme of the Jewish Exodus,...)
The Exagoge is a drama on the theme of the Jewish Exodus, written in Greek in the form of a Greek tragedy by a Jew living in Alexandria probably at some time during the second century BC. It survives in 269 lines - not isolated verses but forming several continuous passages - enough to give the shape of the play and to reveal Ezekiel as a tragedian of significance. For the student of Jewish literary history and thought Ezekiel is a most important source, of interest for being one of the earliest examples of Jewish exegesis and paraphrase of the Bible. Professor Jacobson accompanies the text of the play with a translation. In the commentary he examines the fragments line by line, comparing them with the biblical account and other accounts in related Jewish sources. The substantial and readable introduction examines the historical, social and intellectual background to Ezekiel and the Exagoge.
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Jacobson, Howard was born on August 21, 1940 in Bronx, New York, United States. Son of David and Jeannette (Signer) Jacobson.
Bachelor of Arts, Columbia University, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1967; Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1963.
Instructor Greek and Latin, Columbia University, 1966-1968; assistant professor classics, University of Illinois, 1968-1973; associate professor, University of Illinois, 1973-1980; professor, University of Illinois, since 1980; Lady Davis visiting professor, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, winter 1983. Member Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1993-1994.
(The Exagoge is a drama on the theme of the Jewish Exodus,...)
Member American Philological Association (Charles J. Goodwin Merit award 1985), Corresponding associate Forum on Israel Studies City University of New York. Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Elaine Z. Finkelstein, June 10, 1965. Children: Michael Noam, Daniel Benjamin, Joel Avram, David Moses.