Lawrence H. Schiffman (M / United States, 1948), scholar
Lawrence H. Schiffman (b.1948) is a Jewish-American scholar. Professor at New York University (New York, NY).
Biography
PhD 1974 (Brandeis University). Ethel and Irvin A. Edelman Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at the Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies. Member of the Enoch Seminar and of the journal Henoch.
Works on Second Temple Judaism
Books
- From Text to Tradition: A History of Second Temple and Rabbinic Judaism (1991 Schiffman), book
- Reclaiming the Dead Sea Scrolls (1994 Schiffman), book
- Texts and Traditions: A Source Reader (1998 Schiffman), book
- The Courtyards of the House of the Lord (2008 Schiffman), book