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Jacob Milgrom, a conservative rabbi, a well-known biblical scholar, and the professor emeritus of Near Eastern studies at the University of California at Berkeley, died on June 6 in Jerusalem of a brain hemorrhage related to a fall. Milgrom was 87.
Jacob Milgrom was best known for his comprehensive three-volume commentary on Leviticus published in the Anchor Bible series.
You can read more about Jacob Milgrom’s life and scholarship in the Jewish Weekly and in Haaretz.
HT: Jim Davila
Claude Mariottini
Professor of Old Testament
Northern Baptist Seminary
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Dr. Claude Mariottini - Professor of Old Testament 
>Dr. Mariottini,I saw your blog, your CV, and your love of the OT, and I have to ask if we had a mutual friend: Dr. Robert L. Cate. He was my Hebrew 1 professor at Oklahoma State. I then went on to seminary and am an associate pastor in Iowa now.Did you know Bob?Frank Luke
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>Hi Frank,Dr. Cate was my professor at Golden Gate Seminary. He was a good teacher and I appreciated his teaching.I am glad to know that you found my blog. I hope some of my articles will be of interest to you.Claude Mariottini
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