Bruce Chilton
Bruce D. Chilton | |
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Born | Roslyn, NY | September 27, 1949
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Biblical scholar and academic |
Known for | Rabbi Jesus: An Intimate Biography |
Title | Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Philosophy and Religion |
Academic background | |
Alma mater |
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Influences | Ben F. Meyer[1] |
Academic work | |
Institutions | Bard College |
Bruce D. Chilton (born September 27, 1949 Roslyn, NY) is an American scholar of
He wrote the first critical commentary on the Aramaic version of Isaiah (The Isaiah Targum, 1987), as well as academic studies that analyze Jesus in his Judaic context (A Galilean Rabbi and His Bible, 1984; The Temple of Jesus, 1992; Pure Kingdom, 1996), and explain the Bible critically (Redeeming Time: The Wisdom of Ancient Jewish and Christian Festal Calendars, 2002; The Cambridge Companion to the Bible, 2007).
He founded two academic periodicals,
His popular books have been widely reviewed. Rabbi Jesus: An Intimate Biography showed Jesus' development through the environments that proved formative influences on him. Those environments, illuminated by archaeology and by historical sources, include: (1) rural Jewish Galilee, (2) the movement of John the Baptist, (3) the towns Jesus encountered as a rabbi, (4) the political strategy of Herod Antipas, and (5) deep controversy concerning the Temple in Jerusalem.
Bruce and his wife, Odile, live in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. They are the parents of two sons.
Works
Popular books
- Chilton, Bruce D. (2000). Rabbi Jesus: An Intimate Biography. New York: Doubleday. OCLC 44019167.
- ——— (2004). Rabbi Paul: An Intellectual Biography. New York: Doubleday. OCLC 54006717.
- ——— (2005). Mary Magdalene: A Biography. New York: Doubleday. OCLC 58789029.
- ——— (2008). Abraham's Curse: The Roots of Violence in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. New York: Doubleday. OCLC 157023255.
Academic books
- ——— (1982). The Glory of Israel: the theology and provenience of the Isaiah Targum. Journal for the study of the Old Testament - Supplement series. Vol. 23. Sheffield: JSOT Press. OCLC 276358830.
- ——— (1984). A Galilean Rabbi and his Bible: Jesus' own interpretation of Isaiah. London: SPCK & Michael Glazer. OCLC 715353922.
- ——— (1987). The Isaiah Targum: Introduction, Translation, Apparatus and Notes. The Aramaic Bible: the Targums. Vol. 11. Edinburgh: T&T Clark. OCLC 489964184.
- ——— (1986). Beginning of the New Testament Study. London: SPCK. OCLC 1056596986.
- ——— (1992). The Temple of Jesus: His Sacrificial Program within a Cultural History of Sacrifice. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press. OCLC 231443891.
- ———; OCLC 876035014.
- ——— (1997). Pure Kingdom: Jesus Vision of God. Studying the historical Jesus. London & Grand Rapids, MI: OCLC 34974144.
- ——— (2002). Redeeming Time: The Wisdom of Ancient Jewish and Christian Festal Calendars. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers. OCLC 840108072.
- ———; OCLC 769189749.
- ——— (2014). A Galilean Rabbi and His Bible: Jesus' Use of the Interpreted Scripture of His Time. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock. OCLC 864442889. - republication of the 1984 title
- ——— (2021). The Herods: Murder, Politics, and the Art of Succession. Minneapolis: Fortress Press. OCLC 1250200867.
Edited by
- ———; OCLC 717948760.
- ———; OCLC 475595328.
- ———, ed. (2007). The Cambridge Companion to the Bible. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. OCLC 144222458.
- ———; ISBN 978-1-59947-136-5.
Chapters
- ——— (2005). "Altruism in Christianity". In ———; OCLC 475595328.
References
- ISBN 978-0-567-08203-9.
- ^ Bard College Institute of Advanced Theology -- Bruce Chilton Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed June 1, 2009.
- ^ Bard College faculty profile. Accessed April 10, 2019.
- ^ "General Theological Seminary, "Honorary Degrees" October 10, 2011". Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.