Frederick J. Foakes-Jackson (1855-1941), scholar

Frederick J. Foakes-Jackson (1855-1941) was a British scholar.

Biography

Theologian and Church historian, with interest in Josephus and Second Temple Judaism. Taught at the University of Cambridge, until he moved to America in 1916.

Works on Second Temple Judaism

Books

• The Biblical History of the Hebrews to the Christian Era (1903 Foakes-Jackson), book (2nd ed. 1904; 3rd ed. 1909; 4th ed. 1920).
• The Rise of Gentile Christianity (1927 Foakes-Jackson), book
• Josephus and the Jews (1930 Foakes-Jackson), book

Edited volumes

• The Parting of the Roads (1912 Foakes-Jackson), edited volume
• (with Kirsopp Lake). The Beginnings of Christianity (London 1920)