Robert Henry Pfeiffer (1892-1958), scholar

Robert Henry Pfeiffer (1892-1958) was an American scholar.

Biography

Born in Bologna, Italy. Received his MA and PhD from Harvard Univeristy. Ordained Methodist minister in 1916. Held a pastorate in Sanborn, New York, from 1916 to 1919. Hired as Professor at Harvard in 1922. Author of one of the most influential introductions to Second Temple Judaism.

Books

• History of New Testament Times (1949 Pfeiffer), book
  • Il giudaismo nell’epoca neotestamentaria (1951 Pfeiffer), book (Italian ed.)
  • History of New Testament Times (1977 Pfeiffer), book (Korean ed.)

External links

• Andover-Harvard Theological Library