Erwin R. Goodenough (1893-1965), scholar

Erwin R. Goodenough (1893-1965) was an American scholar.

Biography

Professor at Yale University from 1923. His work first challenged systematically the notion of the normativeness of Pharisaic Judaism in the Second Temple Period.

Works on Second Temple Judaism

Books

• By Light, Light: The Mystic Gospel of Hellenistic Judaism (1935 Goodenough), book
• Jewish Symbols in the Greco-Roman Period (1953-1968 Goodenough), book
• An Introduction to Philo Judaeus (1962 Goodenough), book