Kenneth Atkinson (1960-), scholar

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 World Religions of the University of Northern Iowa (Cedar Falls).

Works on Second Temple Judaism

Books

An Intertextual Study of the Psalms of Solomon (2001 Atkinson), book

I Cried to the Lord: A Study of the Psalms of Solomon’s Historical Background and Social Setting (2001 Atkinson), book

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
Psalms of Salomon, in A New English Translation of the Septuagint. Albert Pietersma and Benjamin G. Wright, Editors (Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2007), 763-76
Theodicy in the Psalms of Solomon, in Theodicy in the World of the Bible. Antii Laato and Johannes C. de Moor, Editors (Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, 2003), 546-75

Articles in academic journal

Co-authored with Jodi Magness, “Josephus’ Essenes and the Qumran Community.” Journal of Biblical Literature 129 (2010): 317-42

Co-authored with Hanan Eshel and Jodi Magness, “Do Josephus’s Writings Support the ‘Essene Hypothesis’?” Biblical Archaeology Review 35 (2009): 56-59.

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.

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