James C. VanderKam
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- Research on the Dead Sea Scrolls
- Studies of Jubilees and Enochic literature
- Co-editor of Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls
- Editor of volumes in Discoveries in the Judaean Desert
James C. VanderKam | |
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| Born | 1946 (age 79–80) |
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| Awards | Elected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 2022 |
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| Alma mater | Calvin College (BA, 1968), Calvin Theological Seminary (BD, 1971), Harvard University (PhD, 1976) |
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| Discipline | Hebrew Bible, Second Temple Judaism, Dead Sea Scrolls |
| Institutions | North Carolina State University, University of Notre Dame |
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James C. VanderKam (born 1946) is an American scholar of the Hebrew Bible and Second Temple Judaism, John A. O'Brien Professor of Hebrew Scriptures, Emeritus at the University of Notre Dame.[1] His research centers on the Dead Sea Scrolls and related literature, including Enoch and Jubilees. He served as general editor of the Journal of Biblical Literature, co edited the two volume Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls, and edited multiple volumes in the official Discoveries in the Judaean Desert series.[1][2][3]
VanderKam earned a BA in classics from Calvin College in 1968, then a BD from Calvin Theological Seminary in 1971. During seminary studies he taught introductory Greek at Calvin. He subsequently studied in Scotland as a Fulbright recipient before doctoral work at Harvard University, where he completed the PhD in 1976.[4][5][6]