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==Biography==
==Biography==
Born in Ireland. Moved to the United States in 1950 while joining the Servite Order. In 1969 left the priesthood and began teaching at DePaul University, until his retirement in 1995. A specialist in the field of Historical Jesus studies, co-founder of the Jesus Seminar.  
Born in Nenagh Co., Tipperary, Ireland in 1934. Doctorate of Divinity from Maynooth College, Ireland, 1959. Post-doctoral research at the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome (1959-1961) and at the École Biblique, Jerusalem (1965-1967). Was an ordained Catholic priest, order of the Servites (1957-1969). Taught at DePaul University, Chicago, since 1969, Professor Emeritus since 1995. A specialist in the field of Historical Jesus studies, co-founder and co-chair of the [[Jesus Seminar]] (1985-1996). President, [[Society of Biblical Literature]], 2011-2012


==Works on Second Temple Judaism==
==Works on Second Temple Judaism==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dominic_Crossan Wikipedia]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dominic_Crossan Wikipedia]
*[http://www.johndominiccrossan.com/index.html John Dominic Crossan personal webpage]


[[Category:Scholars|Crossan]]
[[Category:Scholars|Crossan]]

Revision as of 08:59, 7 October 2011

John Dominic Crossan (b.1934) is an Irish American scholar.

Biography

Born in Nenagh Co., Tipperary, Ireland in 1934. Doctorate of Divinity from Maynooth College, Ireland, 1959. Post-doctoral research at the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome (1959-1961) and at the École Biblique, Jerusalem (1965-1967). Was an ordained Catholic priest, order of the Servites (1957-1969). Taught at DePaul University, Chicago, since 1969, Professor Emeritus since 1995. A specialist in the field of Historical Jesus studies, co-founder and co-chair of the Jesus Seminar (1985-1996). President, Society of Biblical Literature, 2011-2012

Works on Second Temple Judaism

Books

Edited volumes

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