John J. Collins
John J. Collins | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1946 |
| Nationality | American |
| Title | Holmes Professor of Old Testament Criticism and Interpretation at Yale Divinity School |
| Spouse | Adela Collins (nee Yarbro) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | BA (1967), MA (1969), PhD (1972) |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin Harvard University |
| Thesis | (1972) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Biblical studies and commentator |
| Institutions | University of Notre Dame Harvard University University of Chicago Yale Divinity School |
| Main interests | Second Temple Judaism, Hellenistic period, Dead Sea Scrolls |
John J. Collins (born 1946, County Tipperary) is an Irish-born American biblical scholar, the Holmes Professor of Old Testament Criticism and Interpretation at Yale Divinity School. He is noted for his research in the Hebrew Bible, as well as the apocryphal works of the Second Temple period including the sectarian works found in Dead Sea Scrolls and their relation to Christian origins.[1] Collins has published and edited over 300 scholarly works, and a number of popular level articles and books.[2] Among his best known works are the Between Athens and Jerusalem: Jewish Identity in the Hellenistic Diaspora (New York: Crossroad, 1983); Daniel in the Hermeneia commentary series (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1993); The Scepter and the Star. The Messiahs of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Other Ancient Literature (New York: Doubleday, 1995); and The Bible after Babel: Historical Criticism in a Postmodern Age (Grand Rapids, Eerdmans, 2005).
Collins was born in County Tipperary, Ireland, and attended high school in a boarding school (
Collins is married to Adela Yarbro Collins, Buckingham Professor of New Testament Criticism and Interpretation at Yale Divinity School since 2000, with whom he has co-authored King and Messiah as Son of God (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2008).
Selected works
- Collins, John J. (1983). Between Athens and Jerusalem: Jewish Identity in the Hellenistic Diaspora. New York: Crossroad.
- ——— (1984). The Apocalyptic Imagination: An Introduction to Jewish Apocalyptic Literature. New York: Crossroad.
- ——— (1995). The Scepter and the Star. The Messiahs of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Other Ancient Literature. New York: Doubleday.
- ——— (1998). The Apocalyptic Imagination: An Introduction to Jewish Apocalyptic Literature (2nd ed.). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
- ——— (2004). Introduction to the Hebrew Bible. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press. ISBN 9781506445984.
- ——— (2005). Encounters with Biblical Theology. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press. ISBN 0-8006-3769-0. Description.
- ——— (2009). Beyond the Qumran Community. The Sectarian Movement of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans.
- ———; Harlow, Daniel C., eds. (2010). The Dictionary of Early Judaism. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans. ISBN 978-0-802-82549-0.
- ——— (2010). The Scepter and the Star. The Messiahs of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Other Ancient Literature. ISBN 978-0-385-47457-3.
- ——— (2012). The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Biography. Princeton: Princeton University Press.[5]
- ——— (2013). Early Judaism: A Comprehensive Overview (2nd revised ed.). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN 978-0-802-86922-7.
- ——— (2014). A Short Introduction to the Hebrew Bible (2nd revised ed.). Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press. ISBN 978-1-451-47294-3.
- ——— (2016). The Apocalyptic Imagination (2nd revised ed.). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN 978-0-8028-7279-1.
References
- ^ Christian Beginnings and the Dead Sea Scrolls Ed. Craig A. Evans, John J. Collins.
- ^ a b c "The CV of John J. Collins hosted by Yale" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 8, 2010. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- ^ "John Collins on apocalypse, biblical values, and the academic path". Retrieved June 25, 2017.
- ^ "The Anchor Yale Bible Series". Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- ISBN 9780691191713. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
