Prof. Jonathan Grossman is a senior lecturer in the Bible departments of both Bar Ilan University and Michlelet Herzog, as well as head of the latter’s school for political thought. He holds a Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible from Bar Ilan and an M.A. in Jewish thought from the Hebrew University. Among Grossman’s many publications are Esther: The Outer Narrative and the Hidden Meaning, Ruth: Bridges and Boundaries, and Abram to Abraham: A Literary Analysis of the Abraham Narrative.