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'''William D. Davies''' (1911-2001) was a | '''William D. Davies''' (1911-2001) was a New Testament scholar. Born in Carmarthenshire, Wales, Davies earned degrees from the University of Wales (B.D. 1938) and Cambridge (M.A. 1942). He was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Wales (D.D. 1948). A Welsh congregationalist minister, Davies was ordained to the ministry in 1941 and served several parishes in Cambridgeshire until 1946. Davies emphasized the rabbinic background of the New Testament writings in his scholarship. He studied at Cambridge with C. H. Dodd and David Daube; Daube especially influenced Davies to seriously consider the rabbinic background of the New Testament. Davies served as Professor of New Testament Studies at Yorkshire United College in Bradford, Yorkshire (1946-1950), Professor of Biblical Theology at Duke University (1950-1955; 1966-1981), and Professor of Religion at Princeton (1955-1959). While Professor of Biblical Theology at Union Theological Seminary in New York City, [[Louis Finkelstein]] (Pharisaism) and [[Saul Lieberman]] (Hellenism in Israel), both teaching at the Jewish Theological Seminary, significantly influenced the scholarship of Davies. Davies most important work is ''Paul and Rabbinic Judaism: Some Rabbinic Elements in Pauline Theology'', written in 1948. | ||
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==Works | |||
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*[[Paul and Rabbinic Judaism (1948 Davies), book]] | *[[Paul and Rabbinic Judaism (1948 Davies), book]] | ||
* [[Torah in the Messianic Age and/or the Age to Come (1952 Davies), book]] | |||
*[[Introduction to Pharisaism (1954 Davies), book]] | *[[Introduction to Pharisaism (1954 Davies), book]] | ||
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*[[The Cambridge History of Judaism: 3. The Early Roman Period (1999 Horbury/Davies/Sturdy), edited volume]] | *[[The Cambridge History of Judaism: 3. The Early Roman Period (1999 Horbury/Davies/Sturdy), edited volume]] | ||
==Biography== | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._D._Davies Wikipedia.en] -- Wikipedia.de -- Wikipedia.fr -- Wikipedia.it -- Wikipedia.es | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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*[[Historical Handbook of Major Biblical Interpreters (1998 McKim), edited volume]] | *[[Historical Handbook of Major Biblical Interpreters (1998 McKim), edited volume]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:45, 12 November 2019
William D. Davies (1911-2001) was a New Testament scholar. Born in Carmarthenshire, Wales, Davies earned degrees from the University of Wales (B.D. 1938) and Cambridge (M.A. 1942). He was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Wales (D.D. 1948). A Welsh congregationalist minister, Davies was ordained to the ministry in 1941 and served several parishes in Cambridgeshire until 1946. Davies emphasized the rabbinic background of the New Testament writings in his scholarship. He studied at Cambridge with C. H. Dodd and David Daube; Daube especially influenced Davies to seriously consider the rabbinic background of the New Testament. Davies served as Professor of New Testament Studies at Yorkshire United College in Bradford, Yorkshire (1946-1950), Professor of Biblical Theology at Duke University (1950-1955; 1966-1981), and Professor of Religion at Princeton (1955-1959). While Professor of Biblical Theology at Union Theological Seminary in New York City, Louis Finkelstein (Pharisaism) and Saul Lieberman (Hellenism in Israel), both teaching at the Jewish Theological Seminary, significantly influenced the scholarship of Davies. Davies most important work is Paul and Rabbinic Judaism: Some Rabbinic Elements in Pauline Theology, written in 1948.
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