Philip R. Davies (1945-2018), scholar

Philip R. Davies is a British scholar, emeritus at the University of Sheffield, England.

Biography

Born in 1945. PhD at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. Professor of Biblical Studies.

Works on Second Temple Judaism

Books

• 1QM, the War Scroll from Qumran (Davies 1977), book
• The Damascus Covenant (Davies 1982), book
• Qumran (Davies 1983), book
• Behind the Essenes (Davies 1987), book
• In Search of Ancient Israel (Davies 1992), book
• Scribes and Scrolls (Davies 1998), book

Edited volumes

• Second Temple Studies (1991 Davies), edited volumeß
• (et al.). The Complete World of the Dead Sea Scrolls (New York 2002)