Isaac W. Oliver (b.1980), scholar
Isaac W. Oliver/ de Oliveira (b.1980) is an American-Brazilian Jewish scholar. 2012 PhD in Near Eastern Studies at the University of Michigan, where he studied with Gabriele Boccaccini. Currently assistant professor at the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies of Bradley University (Illinois, USA). Is the chief editor of the Reviews of Enoch Seminar Online, and member of the board of directors of the Enoch Seminar.
-- 2010s --
Isaac W. Oliver, Torah Praxis after 70 CE: Reading Matthew and Luke-Acts as Jewish Texts (2013 Oliver), book (Tübingen, Germany: Mohr Siebeck, 2011)
- "Many consider the gospel of Matthew to be one of the most "Jewish" texts of the New Testament. Luke-Acts, on the other hand, has traditionally been viewed as a very "Greek" and Gentile-Christian text. Isaac W. Oliver challenges this dichotomy, reading Matthew and Luke-Acts not only against their Jewish "background" but as early Jewish literature. He explores the question of Torah praxis, especially its ritual aspects, in each writing. By assessing their attitude toward three central markers of Jewish identity - Sabbath, kashrut, and circumcision - Oliver argues that both Matthew and Luke affirm the perpetuation of Torah observance within the Jesus movement, albeit by differentiating which Mosaic commandments are incumbent upon Jewish and Gentile followers of Jesus. Luke proves to be just as "Jewish" as his cousin Matthew in so far as his affirmation of the Mosaic Torah is concerned. The evidence in both Matthew and Luke-Acts suggests that Jewish practices such as the Sabbath and even circumcision continued to enjoy a prominent status in the Jesus movement even after 70 CE, and that Jewish followers of Jesus played an important and integral role in the formation of the ekklesia well throughout the latter third of the first century CE."--Publisher's description.
- Series : WUNT, 2:355.
-- 2010s --
==== Edited volume -- Isaac W. Oliver / Gabriele Boccaccini, The Early Reception of Paul the Second Temple Jew (2018 Oliver, Boccaccini), edited volume
Isaac W. Oliver, Luke's Jewish Eschatology: The National Restoration of Israel in Luke-Acts (2021 Oliver), book
Edited volumes
Articles
Isaac W. Oliver and Veronika Bachmann. “The Book of Jubilees: An Annotated Bibliography from the First German Translation of 1850 to the Enoch Seminar of 2007.” Henoch 31.1 (2009): 123–64.
“Simon Peter Meets Simon the Tanner: The Ritual Insignificance of Tanning in Ancient Judaism.” New Testament Studies 59.1 (2013): 50–60.
“Forming Jewish Identity by Formulating Legislation for Gentiles.” Journal of Ancient Judaism 4.1 (2013): 105–32.
“Jewish Followers of Jesus and the Bar Kokhba Revolt: Re-examining the Christian Sources.” Pages 109–27 in The Psychological Dynamics of Revolution: Religious Revolts. Vol. 1 of Winning Revolutions: The Psychology of Successful Revolts for Freedom, Fairness, and Rights. Edited by J. Harold Ellens. Praeger, 2014.
“Jewish Apocalyptic Expectations during and after the Revolts against Rome.” Pages 129–38 in The Psychological Dynamics of Revolution: Religious Revolts. Vol. 1 of Winning Revolutions: The Psychology of Successful Revolts for Freedom, Fairness, and Rights. Edited by J. Harold Ellens. Praeger, 2014.
“The ‘Historical Paul’ and the Paul of Acts: Which Is More Jewish?” Pages 51–71 in Paul the Jew: A Conversation between Pauline and Second Temple Scholars. Edited by Carlos A. Segovia and Gabriele Boccaccini. Fortress, 2016.
“Messianic Jews and the Early Jewish Followers of Jesus,” Hebrew Studies Journal 57 (2016): 201–209.
“Matthieu est-il plus juif que Luc?” Judaïsme ancien/Ancient Judaism 5 (2017): 109–145.
Isaac W. Oliver and Gabriele Boccaccini, “Introduction,” Pages 1–10 in The Early Reception of Paul the Second Temple Jew. Edited by Isaac W. Oliver and Gabriele Boccaccini. London: Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2018.
“The Calling of Paul in the Acts of the Apostles,” Pages 179–91 in The Early Reception of Paul the Second Temple Jew. Edited by Isaac W. Oliver and Gabriele Boccaccini. London: Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2018.
“Are Luke and Acts Anti-Marcionite?” Pages 499–525 in Wisdom Poured Out Like Water”: Studies on Jewish and Christian Antiquity in Honor of Gabriele Boccaccini’s 60th Birthday. Co-edited with J. Harold Ellens, Jason von Ehrenkrook, Isaac W. Oliver, James Waddell, and Jason Zurawski. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2018.
I. W. Oliver, J. H. Ellens, J. von Ehrenkrook, J. Waddell, and J. Zurawski, “Enoch and Beyond: Reflections on the Scholarship of Gabriele Boccaccini.” Pages 1–12 in Wisdom Poured Out Like Water”: Studies on Jewish and Christian Antiquity in Honor of Gabriele Boccaccini’s 60th Birthday. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2018.
“Luke’s Eschatology and Genealogy in Light of Enochic Tradition,” in The Early Enoch Tradition and the Synoptic Gospels. Edited by Loren T. Stuckenbruck, Gabriele Boccaccini, James H. Charlesworth, and Matthias Hoffmann. Jewish and Christian Texts 224. London: Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2019.
“The Historical-Critical Study of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Scriptures,” in Early Islam: The Sectarian Milieu of Late Antiquity? Edited by Guillaume Dye. Late Antique and Medieval Islamic Near East. The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. proofs submitted; forthcoming (2020).