George W.E. Nickelsburg (1934-), scholar

George W.E. Nickelsburg is an American scholar, emeritus at the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA), USA.

Biography

Born in 1934. PhD at Harvard Divinity School. Professor in the Dept of Religious Studies. Founding member of the Enoch Seminar.

Works on Second Temple Judaism

Books

• Resurrection, Immortality, and Eternal Life in Intertestamental Judaism (1972 Nickelsburg), book
• Jewish Literature between the Bible and the Mishnah (1981 Nickelsburg), book
• Faith and Piety in Early Judaism: Texts and Documents (1983 Nickelsburg/Stone), book
• 1 Enoch: A Commentary (2001 Nickelsburg), book
• Ancient Judaism and Christian Origins (2003 Nickelsburg), book
• 1 Enoch: A New Translation (2004 Nickelsburg/VanderKam), book

Edited volumes

• Studies on the Testament of Moses (Missoula 1973)
• Studies on the Testament of Joseph (Missoula 1976)
• (with Robert A. Kraft). Studies on the Testament of Abraham (Missoula 1976)
• Early Judaism and Its Modern Interpreters (1986 Kraft/Nickelsburg), edited volume