Morton Smith (1915-1991), scholar

Morton Smith (1915-1991) was an American scholar.

Biography

Professor of ancient history at Columbia University. Author of influential works on the origins of Jewish monotheism.

Works on Second Temple Judaism

Books

• Tannaitic Parallels to the Gospels (1951 Smith), book

• Palestinian Parties and Politics That Shaped the Old Testament (1971 Smith), book
  • Gli uomini del ritorno (1984 Smith), book (Italian ed.)
  • Partidos político-religiosos que conformaron el Antiguo Testamento (2007 Smith), book (Spanish ed.)

• Jesus the Magician (1978 Smith), book

Articles

• Jewish Religious Life in the Persian Period / In: The Cambridge History of Judaism: 1. Introduction, the Persian Period (1984 Davies, Finkelstein), edited volume

• The Troublemaker / In: The Cambridge History of Judaism: 3. The Early Roman Period (1999 Davies, Horbury, Sturdy), edited volume

Select Bibliography (articles)

• Smith, Morton / Albert I. Baumgarten / In: The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism (2010 Collins / Harlow), dictionary, 1235-1237

External Links

• Wikipedia