Scholars who actually shape the fields they work in remain few and far between. University of Notre Dame professor James VanderKam, renowned for his writings on the Dead Sea Scrolls, is one of them. This volume represents the best of Professor VanderKamâs non-Qumran articles covering Second Temple Judaism, Hebrew Bible, apocalypticism, and key essays on 1 Enoch and Jubilees. Researchers and students will welcome having all of these readily available. Anyone working in these areas will appreciate VanderKamâs contributions to discussions concerning calendars and festivals, the high priesthood, and prophecy and apocalyptic in the ancient Near East. A new essay on the development of Scriptureâs canon rounds out this essential collection.
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James C. VanderKam is the John A. OâBrien Professor of Hebrew Scriptures at the University of Notre Dame. He has published widely on the Dead Sea Scrolls including An Introduction to Early Judaism and The Dead Sea Scrolls Today.
Ancient Judaism and Christian Origins, Ancient Near East/Egypt, Biblical Studies, Christianity.