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Michael Fishbane, PhD

Michael Fishbane is the Nathan Cummings Distinguished Service Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Chicago. He is the author and editor of numerous books, including The JPS Bible Commentary: Haftarot (2002); the National Jewish Book Award-winning Biblical Interpretation in Ancient Israel ; and The Kiss of God: Spiritual and Mystical Death in Judaism . Fishbane received a lifetime achievement award for scholarship from the National Foundation of Jewish Culture and is a fellow of the...See more