Alfred R.C. Leaney (1909-1995), scholar

Alfred R.C. Leaney (1909-1995) was a British scholar.

Biography

PhD (1966) at Oxford University. Taught at the University of Nottingham from 1956. Was a regular contributor to the Church Quarterly Review, Expository Times, Scottish Journal of Theology, and New Testament Studies.

Works on Second Temple Judaism

Books

• From Judaean Caves: The Story of the Dead Sea Scrolls (1961 Leaney), book

• The Rule of Qumran and Its Meaning (1966 Leaney), book

• The Letters of Peter and Jude (1967 Leaney), book

• The Jewish and Christian World, 200 BC to AD 200 (1984 Leaney), book

Edited volumes

• A Guide to the Scrolls (1958 Leaney), edited volume