Kenneth Atkinson (1960-), scholar
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Kenneth Atkinson is an American scholar, at the University of Northern Iowa (Cedar Falls, IA), USA.
Biography
Born in 1960. PhD (1999) in Hebrew Bible and Post-Biblical Literature, at Temple University. Assistant Professor (1999-2004) and Associate Professor (2004-) at the Department of Philosophy and Religion of the University of Northern Iowa.
Works on Second Temple Judaism
Books
Articles in edited volumes
- Herod the Great as Antiochus redivivus: reading the Testament of Moses as an anti-Herodian composition / Of Scribes and Sages: Early Jewish Interpretation and Transmission of Scripture (2004 Evans), edited volume
- Noble deaths at Gamla and Masada?: A critical assessment of Josephus' accounts of Jewish resistance in light of archaeological discoveries / Making History: Josephus and Historical Method (2007 Rodgers), edited volume
Articles in academic journal
- Co-authored with Jodi Magness, “Josephus’ Essenes and the Qumran Community.” Journal of Biblical Literature 129 (2010): 317-42
- Taxo’s martyrdom and the role of the "nuntius" in the "Testament of Moses": implications for understanding the role of other intermediary figures / Kenneth Atkinson / Journal of Biblical Literature 125.3 (2006) 453-476
- Representations of history in 4Q331 (4Qpap-Historical Text C), 4Q332 (4QHistorical Text D), 4Q333 (4QHistorical Text E), and 4Q468E (4QHistorical Text F): an annalistic calendar documenting portentous events? / Kenneth Atkinson / Dead Sea Discoveries 14.2 (2007) 125-151
- The Salome No One Knows: Long-time Ruler of a Prosperous and Peaceful Judea Mentioned in Dead Sea Scrolls. Biblical Archaeology Review 34 (2008) 60-65, 72.
- Women in the Dead Sea Scrolls: Evidence for a Qumran Renaissance During the Reign of Queen Salome Alexandra. Qumran Chronicle 11 (2003): 37-56.