Jonathan Kirsch
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Jonathan Kirsch is a Biblical scholar, an attorney, and columnist for the Los Angeles Times. He is a bestselling author of books on religion, the Bible, and Judaism. He earned a B.A. degree in Russian and Jewish history from the University of California at Santa Cruz and a J.D. degree from Loyola University School of Law. He serves as adjunct Professor on the Faculty of New York University’s Professional Publishing Institute and has contributed to Newsweek, The New Republic, Los Angeles Magazine, and Publishers Weekly among other publications. He is also the author of two novels.
[edit] Books by Jonathan Kirsch
- Bad Moon Rising (1977)
- Lovers in a Winter Circle (1978)
- Harlot by the Side of the Road: Forbidden Tales of the Bible. Ballantine Books (1998)
- Moses: A Life. Ballantine Books; New Ed edition (1999)
- King David: The Real Life of the Man who Ruled Israel. Ballantine Books (2001)
- The Woman who Laughed at God: The Untold History of the Jewish People. Penguin (Non-Classics); Reprint edition (2002)
- God Against the Gods: The History of the War Between Monotheism and Polytheism. Viking Adult (2004)
- A History of the End of the World: How the Most Controversial Book in the Bible Changed the Course of Western Civilization. Harper San Francisco (2006).
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