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

George W.E. Nickelsburg (b.1934) is an American scholar. Professor emeritus at the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA).

Biography

PhD (Harvard Divinity School). Professor in the Dept of Religious Studies. 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)
• 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)