Ed Parish Sanders (M / United States, 1937), scholar
Ed Parish Sanders (b.1937) is an American scholar. Professor emeritus at Duke University (Durham, NC).
Biography
Born in Grand Prairie, Texas into a family of modest means. BA 1959 (Texas Wesleyan College). MA 1962 (Southern Methodist University). ThD 1966 (Union Theological Seminary). Studied modern Hebrew and Rabbinics in Israel. Professor at McMaster University, Canada (1966-1984), and at the University of Oxford, England (1984-1990). Arts and Sciences Professor of Religion at Duke University (1990-2005).
Works on Second Temple Judaism
Books
- Paul and Palestinian Judaism (1977 Sanders), book
- Paul, the Law, and the Jewish People (1983 Sanders), book
- Jesus and Judaism (1985 Sanders), book
- Jewish Law from Jesus to the Mishnah (1990 Sanders), book
- Paul: A Very Short Introduction (1991 Sanders), book
- Judaism: Practice and Belief (1992 Sanders), book
- The Historical Figure of Jesus (1993 Sanders), book