Jonathan Kirsch
Jonathan Kirsch is an American attorney, writer, and a columnist for the Los Angeles Times. He is a bestselling author of books on religion, the Bible, and Judaism.
Biography
Life
Kirsch earned a B.A. degree in Russian and Jewish history from the University of California, 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 ten novels, and a critic.
His son, Adam Kirsch, is an American poet and literary critic.
Books
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 Reprint edition (2002)