David Flusser (1917-2000), scholar
David Flusser (1917-2000) was an Austrian-born Jewish Israeli scholar.
Biography
Born in Vienna, grew up in Bohemia. Moved to Palestine in 1939. PhD (1957) at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Professor at the same Institution. Specialist in Second Temple Judaism with special interest in Christian origins.
Works on Second Temple Judaism
Books
- Jesus (1965)
- 2nd rev. ed. Jesus (1988)
- Judaism and the Origins of Christianity (1988 Flusser), book
- Das Christentum, eine jüdische Religion (1990 Flusser), book