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Jonathan Kaplan is an Associate Professor in Middle Eastern Studies and Director of the Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 2010. His research focuses on the study of the Hebrew Bible, particularly the historical interpretation of texts from the Temple period as well as early Rabbinic literature. Kaplan has authored 'Perfect Typology: Early Rabbinic Interpretation of the Song of Songs' published by Oxford University Press in 2015. He is currently working on a book exploring interpretations of the Levitical Jubilee in ancient Judaism and Christianity, supported by a fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. Furthermore, he is writing a commentary on the Book of Daniel for the Oxford Biblical Commentary series. Before joining the University of Texas, he was a Jacob & Hilda Blaustein Postdoctoral Associate in the Judaic Studies Program at Yale University.
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