William D. Davies (1911-2001), scholar

William D. Davies (1911-2001) was an American scholar.

Biography

Professor of Christian Origins at Duke University from 1950.

Works on Second Temple Judaism

Books

• Paul and Rabbinic Judaism (1948 Davies), book
• Introduction to Pharisaism (1954 Davies), book
• Christian Origins and Judaism (1962 Davies), book
• Jewish and Pauline Studies (1984 Davies), book

Edited volumes

• (with Louis Finkelstein). The Cambridge History of Judaism: 1. Introduction, The Persian Period (Cambridge: 1984)
• (with Louis Finkelstein). The Cambridge History of Judaism: 2. The Hellenistic Age (Cambridge 1989)