James A Sanders
Biographic Data
| ID | 3829818 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James A Sanders |
| GIVEN NAMES | James A |
| FAMILY NAME | Sanders |
| SIGNATURE | SANDERS J A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Claremont School of Theology Claremont, California |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1971 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Scripture and Ideology
Various movements through history have appealed to Scripture for authority. These have been called supersessionist, messianist, and/or zionist, but they continue to appeal to Scripture even after they attain power and thus repress others. Power corrupts, and when this happened in ancient Israel Prophets arose to critique and denounce it. In addition Scripture as canon, both Jewish and Christian, included Wisdom thinking, making it a thoroughly di…
Jubilee in the Bible
The concept of the Jubilee, or the collective forgiveness of all debts and debtor/slaves, had its origins in the Ancient Near East where it was a secular practice of kings. It came into the Bible originally also as a secular practice of kings but then became the province of priests and a calendar observance to be celebrated every 50 years. It was finally understood in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testament to rest in the hands of God alone, a…
Scripture in Its Historical Contexts: Volume II: Exegesis, Hermeneutics, and Theology
James A. Sanders has been at the forefront of the study of canon formation, history of interpretation, textual criticism, and exegesis in full context, specializing in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the use of the Old Testament in the New. Many of his studies collected in this volume are regarded as seminal in the field and have been highly influential.
Scripture in Its Historical Contexts: Volume II
James A. Sanders has been at the forefront of the study of canon formation, history of interpretation, and textual criticism, specializing in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the use of the Old Testament in the New. Like no one else, he is able to bring together exegetical detail with hermeneutical and theological insight. He moves deftly from exegetical, critical detail to hermeneutical options and overarching theological implications. In this important…
Scripture in Its Historical Contexts: Volume I: Text, Canon, and Qumran
The studies by James A. Sanders collected in this first of two volumes document the diversity of textual traditions, as well as the diversity and unsettled, incipient state of the collection of sacred literature that was regarded as authoritative or canonical in the late Second Temple period.
Scripture in Its Historical Contexts: Volume I
In this important collection of essays James A. Sanders offers his most significant work on the text and canon of the Hebrew Bible, along with his seminal studies of the Qumran Scrolls. He has been at the forefront of the study of canon formation, history of interpretation, and textual criticism, with specialty in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the use of the Old Testament in the New. These studies document the variety of textual traditions, as well as…
Latin American Research Review: Volume 46, Number 2, 2011
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Scribes and Schools: The Canonization of the Hebrew Scriptures . Philip R. Davies
Exile: Old Testament, Jewish, and Christian Conceptions
Pseudepigraphic and Non-Masoretic Psalms and Prayers: Damascus Document, War Scroll, and Related Documents
The Dead Sea Scrolls represent the remains of an ancient Jewish library which antedates 68 C.E. It is the most significant discovery of biblically related ancient manuscripts, and represents more than 600 ancient Jewish documents. The series presents an introduction, critical text, and literal English translation of all the Dead Sea Scrolls which are not copies of books in the Hebrew Bible. It is the definitive collection of the Dead Sea Scrolls.…
Deuteronomy By Patrick D. Miller Louisville, Westminster/John Knox, 1990
Mikra: Text, Translation, Reading and Interpretation of the Hebrew Bible in Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity
From Sacred Story to Sacred Text: Canon as Paradigm
Sectarian Laws in the Dead Sea Scrolls: Courts, Testimony, and the Penal Code
The Dawn of Qumran: The Sectarian Torah and the Teacher of Righteousness
The Damascus Covenant
The Vernon Anderson Papers
The papers in this collection were generated by Rev. Vernon Anderson, a Presbyterian missionary who served in the Belgian Congo. Born in Illinois in 1896, Anderson was raised in Alabama where he attended the Alabama Presbyterian College. After graduation he continued his studies at the Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Louisville, from which he received his B.D. degree in 1920. Anderson joined the American Presbyterian Congo Mission and assume…
Canonical Context and Canonical Criticism
History and Archeology of the Qumran Community
Scrolls from Qumrân Cave I: The Great Isaiah Scroll, the Order of the Community, the Pesher to Habakkuk
Palestinian Manuscripts 1947-1972
Text Criticism and the NJV Torah
Text Criticism and the NJV Torah An Essay-Review of Notes on the New Translation of the Torah, edited by Harry M. Orlinsky, (Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society, 1969). JAMES A. SANDERS JAMES A. SANDERS JAMES A. SANDERS, Ph.D, is Auburn Professor of Biblical Studies, Union Theological Seminary, New York, N.Y. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Volume XXXIX…
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Text Criticism and the NJV Torah
Text Criticism and the NJV Torah An Essay-Review of Notes on the New Translation of the Torah, edited by Harry M. Orlinsky, (Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society, 1969). JAMES A. SANDERS JAMES A. SANDERS JAMES A. SANDERS, Ph.D, is Auburn Professor of Biblical Studies, Union Theological Seminary, New York, N.Y. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Volume XXXIX…
Palestinian Manuscripts 1947-1972
Scrolls from Qumrân Cave I: The Great Isaiah Scroll, the Order of the Community, the Pesher to Habakkuk
History and Archeology of the Qumran Community
Canonical Context and Canonical Criticism
The Vernon Anderson Papers
The papers in this collection were generated by Rev. Vernon Anderson, a Presbyterian missionary who served in the Belgian Congo. Born in Illinois in 1896, Anderson was raised in Alabama where he attended the Alabama Presbyterian College. After graduation he continued his studies at the Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Louisville, from which he received his B.D. degree in 1920. Anderson joined the American Presbyterian Congo Mission and assume…
The Damascus Covenant
Sectarian Laws in the Dead Sea Scrolls: Courts, Testimony, and the Penal Code
The Dawn of Qumran: The Sectarian Torah and the Teacher of Righteousness
From Sacred Story to Sacred Text: Canon as Paradigm
Deuteronomy By Patrick D. Miller Louisville, Westminster/John Knox, 1990
Mikra: Text, Translation, Reading and Interpretation of the Hebrew Bible in Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity
Exile: Old Testament, Jewish, and Christian Conceptions
Pseudepigraphic and Non-Masoretic Psalms and Prayers: Damascus Document, War Scroll, and Related Documents
The Dead Sea Scrolls represent the remains of an ancient Jewish library which antedates 68 C.E. It is the most significant discovery of biblically related ancient manuscripts, and represents more than 600 ancient Jewish documents. The series presents an introduction, critical text, and literal English translation of all the Dead Sea Scrolls which are not copies of books in the Hebrew Bible. It is the definitive collection of the Dead Sea Scrolls.…
Scribes and Schools: The Canonization of the Hebrew Scriptures . Philip R. Davies
Latin American Research Review: Volume 46, Number 2, 2011
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Scripture in Its Historical Contexts: Volume I: Text, Canon, and Qumran
The studies by James A. Sanders collected in this first of two volumes document the diversity of textual traditions, as well as the diversity and unsettled, incipient state of the collection of sacred literature that was regarded as authoritative or canonical in the late Second Temple period.
Scripture in Its Historical Contexts: Volume I
In this important collection of essays James A. Sanders offers his most significant work on the text and canon of the Hebrew Bible, along with his seminal studies of the Qumran Scrolls. He has been at the forefront of the study of canon formation, history of interpretation, and textual criticism, with specialty in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the use of the Old Testament in the New. These studies document the variety of textual traditions, as well as…
Scripture in Its Historical Contexts: Volume II: Exegesis, Hermeneutics, and Theology
James A. Sanders has been at the forefront of the study of canon formation, history of interpretation, textual criticism, and exegesis in full context, specializing in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the use of the Old Testament in the New. Many of his studies collected in this volume are regarded as seminal in the field and have been highly influential.
Scripture in Its Historical Contexts: Volume II
James A. Sanders has been at the forefront of the study of canon formation, history of interpretation, and textual criticism, specializing in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the use of the Old Testament in the New. Like no one else, he is able to bring together exegetical detail with hermeneutical and theological insight. He moves deftly from exegetical, critical detail to hermeneutical options and overarching theological implications. In this important…
Jubilee in the Bible
The concept of the Jubilee, or the collective forgiveness of all debts and debtor/slaves, had its origins in the Ancient Near East where it was a secular practice of kings. It came into the Bible originally also as a secular practice of kings but then became the province of priests and a calendar observance to be celebrated every 50 years. It was finally understood in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testament to rest in the hands of God alone, a…
Scripture and Ideology
Various movements through history have appealed to Scripture for authority. These have been called supersessionist, messianist, and/or zionist, but they continue to appeal to Scripture even after they attain power and thus repress others. Power corrupts, and when this happened in ancient Israel Prophets arose to critique and denounce it. In addition Scripture as canon, both Jewish and Christian, included Wisdom thinking, making it a thoroughly di…
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