Jonathan A. Goldstein was a biblical scholar and author

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 who wrote for the Anchor Bible Series

Anchor Bible Series

The Anchor Bible project, consisting of a Commentary Series, Bible Dictionary, and Reference Library, is a scholarly and commercial co-venture begun in 1956, when individual volumes in the commentary series began production...

. He was the author of definitive books on I Maccabees and II Maccabees, as well as a book about competing religions in the ancient world.

Goldstein studied at the Jewish Theological Seminary

Jewish Theological Seminary of America

The Jewish Theological Seminary of America is one of the academic and spiritual centers of Conservative Judaism, and a major center for academic scholarship in Jewish studies.JTS operates five schools: Albert A...

 and earned a bachelors degree and masters degree at Harvard University

Harvard University

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. He then earned a doctorate

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 from Columbia University

Columbia University

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 and taught history

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 there for two years. He then taught at the University of Iowa

University of Iowa

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 from 1962 to 1997, and lived in Iowa City until his death in 2004.

See also

• Anchor Bible Series
  Anchor Bible Series
  The Anchor Bible project, consisting of a Commentary Series, Bible Dictionary, and Reference Library, is a scholarly and commercial co-venture begun in 1956, when individual volumes in the commentary series began production...
  
  
• I Maccabees
• II Maccabees
• The Temple Scroll