James K. Hoffmeier
James K. Hoffmeier | |
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Born | |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Old Testament scholar |
Title | Professor of Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern History and Archaeology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School |
Academic background | |
Education | University of Toronto (PhD) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Biblical studies |
Sub-discipline | Old Testament studies |
James K. Hoffmeier (born February 13, 1951) is an American
archaeologist and an egyptologist.[1] He was Professor of Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern History and Archaeology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
.
He specialises in issues of Old Testament historicity and archaeology.
Education and career
Hoffmeier has degrees from Wheaton College and a PhD, University of Toronto.[2]
During the period from 1975 to 1977, he worked on the Akhenaten Temple Project based in
National Geographic Channels.[2]
Hoffmeier is a biblical maximalist and has often published works which defend the historicity of the Pentateuch.[3][4]
Works
Books
- Hoffmeier, James K.; Williams, Ronald J.; Meltzer, E. S., eds. (1983). Egyptological Miscellanies: a tribute to Professor Ronald J. Williams. Ancient World. Vol. 6. Chicago, IL: Ares. OCLC 64103388.
- ——— (1985). Sacred in the Vocabulary of Ancient Egypt: the term DSR, with special reference to dynasties I-XX. Orbis biblicus et orientalis. Vol. 59. Freiburg, Switzerland ; Göttingen: Universitätsverlag ; Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. OCLC 12171356.
- ———, ed. (1987). Abortion: a Christian understanding and response. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House. OCLC 16661376.
- ———; Douglas, J. D., eds. (1991). New Commentary on the Whole Bible: based on the classic commentary of Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown (Old Testament volume) (Revised and reworked ed.). Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers. OCLC 22956578.
- ———; OCLC 29877702.
- ——— (1996). Israel in Egypt: the evidence for the authenticity of the Exodus tradition. New York: Oxford University Press. OCLC 35068244.
- ——— (1999). Barrett, David P. (ed.). The Books of the Old Testament. Quiknotes. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House. OCLC 33079242.
- ———; OCLC 612468568.
- ——— (2005). Ancient Israel in Sinai: the evidence for the authenticity of the wilderness tradition. New York: Oxford University Press. OCLC 56526680.
- ——— (2008). The Archaeology of the Bible (1st ed.). Oxford: Lion. OCLC 181069121.
- ——— (2009). The Immigration Crisis: immigrants, aliens and the Bible. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books. OCLC 262891620.
- ———; OCLC 730405288.
- ———, ed. (2014). Tell el-Borg I: Excavations in North Sinai: the "Dwelling of the Lion" on the ways of Horus. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns. OCLC 890755746.
- ——— (2015). Akhenaten and the Origins of Monotheism. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press. OCLC 883510631.
- ———; OCLC 898750289.
- ———; Millard, Alan R.; Rendsburg, Gary A., eds. (2016). "Did I Not Bring Israel Out of Egypt?": Biblical, Archaeological, and Egyptological Perspectives on the Exodus Narratives. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns. OCLC 935055589.
- ———, ed. (2019). Tell el-Borg II: Excavations in North Sinai. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns. OCLC 1079401092.
- ——— (2021). The Prophets of Israel: Walking the Ancient Paths. Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Academic. OCLC 0825470110.
- ———; Averbeck, Richard E.; Howard, J. Caleb; Zwickel, Wolfgang, eds. (2022). "Now These Records are Ancient": Studies in Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical History, Language and Culture in Honor of K. Lawson Younger, Jr. Ägypten und Altes Testament. Vol. 114. Münster: Zaphon. OCLC 3963271914.
Articles and chapters
- ——— (1997). "The Evangelical Contribution to Understanding the (Early) History of Ancient Israel in Recent Scholarship". JSTOR 26422321.
- ——— (Spring 2000). "'The Heavens Declare the Glory of God': the limits of general revelation". Trinity Journal. 21 (1): 17–24.
- ——— (Jan 2007). "Out of Egypt". Biblical Archaeology Review. 33 (1): 36–?.
- ——— (June 2007). "What is the Biblical Date for the Exodus? A Response to Bryant Wood". Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. 50 (2): 225–47.
- ——— (Fall 2007). "Rameses of the Exodus Narratives is the 13th Century BC Royal Ramesside Residence". Trinity Journal. 28 (2): 281–289.
References
- ISBN 978-1-57506-994-4.
- ^ a b "James K. Hoffmeier, PhD". Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Archived from the original on July 13, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ISBN 978-0-19-988101-7.
- ISBN 978-0-19-515546-4.