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 (Cambridge Mass. 1972)
- Jewish Literature between the Bible and the Mishnah (Philadelphia 1981; 20052)
- 1 Enoch: A Commentary (Minneapolis 2001)
- Ancient Judaism and Christian Origins: Diversity, Continuity, and Transformation (Minneapolis 2003)
- (with James C. VanderKam). 1 Enoch: A New Translation (Minneapolis 2004)
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)
- (with Michael E. Stone). Faith and Piety in Early Judaism: Texts and Documents (Philadelphia 1983)
- (with Robert A. Kraft). Early Judaism and Its Modern Interpreters (Atlanta 1986)