James M. Scott (1955), scholar

James M. Scott is a Canadian scholar, at Trinity Western University (Langley, BC), Canada

Biography

James M. Scott earned his Dr. theol. (1989) in New Testament, from the University of Tübingen, Germany. He is Professor of Religious Studies at Trinity Western University in Langley, British Columbia, Canada.

Works on Second Temple Judaism

Books

• Adoption as Sons of God: An Exegetical Investigation into the Background of huiothesia in the Pauline Corpus (1992)
• Paul and the Nations: The Old Testament and Jewish Background of Paul's Mission to the Nations with Special Reference to the Destination of Galatians (1995)
• 2 Corinthians (1998)

• Geography in Early Judaism and Christianity: The Book of Jubilees (2002 Scott), book

• On Earth as in Heaven: The Restoration of Sacred Time and Sacred Space in the Book of Jubilees (2005 Scott), book

Edited volumes

• Exile: Old Testament, Jewish, and Christian Conceptions (1997 Scott), edited volume
• Restoration: Old Testament, Jewish, and Christian Perspectives (2001 Scott), edited volume