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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Alvar Ellegård was a | Alvar Ellegård was born in Gothenburg, Sweden on November 12, 1919. | ||
He was a scholar and linguist, professor of English at the University of Gothenburg (1953-84), and a member of the academic board of the Swedish National Encyclopedia. | |||
After his retirement, he devoted himself to the study of the figure of Jesus. | |||
Alvar Ellegård died on February 8, 2008 in Gothenburg, Sweden. | |||
==Works on Second Temple Judaism== | ==Works on Second Temple Judaism== | ||
Alvar Ellegård was a proponent of a variant of the [[Jesus Myth Theory]], which derived the figure of Jesus from the Essene [[Teacher of Righteousness]]. | |||
====Books==== | ====Books==== | ||
Revision as of 03:44, 23 May 2011
Alvar Ellegård (1919-2008) was a Swedish author.
Biography
Alvar Ellegård was born in Gothenburg, Sweden on November 12, 1919.
He was a scholar and linguist, professor of English at the University of Gothenburg (1953-84), and a member of the academic board of the Swedish National Encyclopedia.
After his retirement, he devoted himself to the study of the figure of Jesus.
Alvar Ellegård died on February 8, 2008 in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Works on Second Temple Judaism
Alvar Ellegård was a proponent of a variant of the Jesus Myth Theory, which derived the figure of Jesus from the Essene Teacher of Righteousness.