Edward L. Greenstein

Edward (Ed) L. Greenstein
Born1949 (age 76–77)
Lynbrook, NY
OrganizationBar Ilan University
Notable workBook of Job: A New Translation
AwardsRector’s Prize for Innovative Research, Bar‑Ilan University (2017)

EMET Prize in the Humanities – Biblical Studies (2020)

Jordan Schnitzer Book Award (finalist) for Job (2020)

Honorary Doctorate in Hebrew Letters from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (2022)
Websitehttps://bible.biu.ac.il/en/node/552

Edward L. Greenstein (Hebrew: אדוארד גרינשטיין; born 18 January 1949, Lynbrook, NY) is an American–Israeli bible scholar and professor emeritus of Bible at Bar‑Ilan University. Known for his philological and literary analysis of the Hebrew Bible within its Ancient Near Eastern context, Greenstein’s work spans translations, academic publications, and mentorship of future scholars.

Greenstein is best known for his studies on the Book of Job, for which he was awarded Israel’s EMET Prize in Biblical Studies in 2020.

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