Benjamin D Sommer, PhD

Benjamin D. Sommer, PhD, is professor of Bible and ancient Semitic languagesat The Jewish Theological Seminary. Previously, he served as directorof the Crown Family Center for Jewish Studies at Northwestern Universityand as a visiting faculty member at Hebrew University and the Shalom HartmanInstitute. He is currently working on the Jewish Publication Societycommentary on the book of Psalms. His first book, A Prophet Reads Scripture: Allusion in Isaiah 40 66, was awarded the Salo Wittmayer...See more

Benjamin D. Sommer, PhD, is professor of Bible and ancient Semitic languagesat The Jewish Theological Seminary. Previously, he served as directorof the Crown Family Center for Jewish Studies at Northwestern Universityand as a visiting faculty member at Hebrew University and the Shalom HartmanInstitute. He is currently working on the Jewish Publication Societycommentary on the book of Psalms. His first book, A Prophet Reads Scripture: Allusion in Isaiah 40 66, was awarded the Salo Wittmayer Baron Prizeby the American Academy for Jewish Research. His second book, The Bodiesof God and the World of Ancient Israel, received the Jeremy Schnitzer Prizefrom the Association of Jewish Studies. See less