Bruce Chilton
Bruce D. Chilton (born September 27, 1949 Roslyn, NY) is an
Bruce D. Chilton
American scholar of early Christianity and Judaism, and an
Episcopalian priest. He is Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Born September 27,
Religion at Bard College, formerly Lillian Claus Professor of New 1949
Testament at Yale University, and Rector of the Church of St John Roslyn, NY
the Evangelist[2] He holds a PhD in New Testament from Nationality American
Cambridge University (St. John's College). He has previously held
academic positions at the Universities of Cambridge, Sheffield, and Occupation(s) Biblical scholar
Münster.[3] and academic
Known for Rabbi Jesus: An
He wrote the first critical commentary on the Aramaic version of Intimate Biography
Isaiah (The Isaiah Targum, 1987), as well as academic studies that
analyze Jesus in his Judaic context (A Galilean Rabbi and His Title Bernard Iddings
Bible, 1984; The Temple of Jesus, 1992; Pure Kingdom, 1996), Bell Professor of
and explain the Bible critically (Redeeming Time: The Wisdom of Philosophy and
Ancient Jewish and Christian Festal Calendars, 2002; The Religion
Cambridge Companion to the Bible, 2007).
Academic background
He founded two academic periodicals, Journal for the Study of the Alma mater Bard College
New Testament and The Bulletin for Biblical Research. Chilton
was awarded the Doctor of Divinity degree honoris causa by General
General Theological Seminary in 2011.[4] He has also been active Theological
in the ministry of the Episcopal Church, and is Rector of the Seminary
Church of St. John the Evangelist in Barrytown, New York. University of
Cambridge
His popular books have been widely reviewed. Rabbi Jesus: An
Intimate Biography showed Jesus' development through the Influences Ben F. Meyer[1]
environments that proved formative influences on him. Those Academic work
environments, illuminated by archaeology and by historical
Institutions Bard College
sources, include: (1) rural Jewish Galilee, (2) the movement of
John the Baptist, (3) the towns Jesus encountered as a rabbi, (4) the
political strategy of Herod Antipas, and (5) deep controversy concerning the Temple in Jerusalem.
Bruce and his wife, Odile, live in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. They are the parents of two sons.
Works
Popular books
Chilton, Bruce D. (2000). Rabbi Jesus: An Intimate Biography (https://archive.org/details/rabb
ijesus00bruc). New York: Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-49793-0. OCLC 44019167 (https://ww
w.worldcat.org/oclc/44019167).
——— (2004). Rabbi Paul: An Intellectual Biography. New York: Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-
385-50862-9. OCLC 54006717 (https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54006717).
——— (2005). Mary Magdalene: A Biography (https://archive.org/details/marymagdalene00b
ruc). New York: Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-51318-0. OCLC 58789029 (https://www.worldc
at.org/oclc/58789029).
——— (2008). Abraham's Curse: The Roots of Violence in Judaism, Christianity and Islam
(https://archive.org/details/abrahamscursechi00chil). New York: Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-
385-52027-0. OCLC 157023255 (https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/157023255).
Academic books
——— (1982). The Glory of Israel: the theology and provenience of the Isaiah Targum.
Journal for the study of the Old Testament - Supplement series. Vol. 23. Sheffield: JSOT
Press. ISBN 9780567460929. OCLC 276358830 (https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27635883
0).
——— (1984). A Galilean Rabbi and his Bible : Jesus' own interpretation of Isaiah. London:
SPCK & Michael Glazer. ISBN 9780281041084. OCLC 715353922 (https://www.worldcat.or
g/oclc/715353922).
——— (1987). The Isaiah Targum: Introduction, Translation, Apparatus and Notes. The
Aramaic Bible: the Targums. Vol. 11. Edinburgh: T&T Clark. ISBN 978-0-89453-480-5.
OCLC 489964184 (https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/489964184).
——— (1986). Beginning of the New Testament Study. London: SPCK.
ISBN 9780281042104. OCLC 1056596986 (https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1056596986).
——— (1992). The Temple of Jesus: His Sacrificial Program within a Cultural History of
Sacrifice. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN 9780271008240.
OCLC 231443891 (https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/231443891).
———; Neusner, Jacob (1995). Judaism in the New Testament: Practices and Beliefs.
London & New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-11844-6. OCLC 876035014 (https://www.
worldcat.org/oclc/876035014).
——— (1997). Pure Kingdom: Jesus Vision of God. Studying the historical Jesus. London &
Grand Rapids, MI: SPCK Publishing & Eerdmans. ISBN 978-0-281-05060-4.
OCLC 34974144 (https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34974144).
——— (2002). Redeeming Time: The Wisdom of Ancient Jewish and Christian Festal
Calendars (https://archive.org/details/redeemingtimewis0000chil). Peabody, MA:
Hendrickson Publishers. ISBN 9781565633803. OCLC 840108072 (https://www.worldcat.or
g/oclc/840108072).
———; Flesher, Paul V. M. (2011). The Targums: a critical introduction. Waco, TX: Baylor
University Press. ISBN 9789004218178. OCLC 769189749 (https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7
69189749).
——— (2014). A Galilean Rabbi and His Bible: Jesus' Use of the Interpreted Scripture of His
Time. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock. ISBN 9781625642707. OCLC 864442889 (https://www.wo
rldcat.org/oclc/864442889). - republication of the 1984 title
——— (2021). The Herods: Murder, Politics, and the Art of Succession. Minneapolis:
Fortress Press. ISBN 978-1506474281. OCLC 1250200867 (https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1
250200867).
Edited by
———; Neusner, Jacob, eds. (2001). The Brother of Jesus: James the Just and His Mission.
Louisville KY & London: Westminster John Knox Press. ISBN 978-0-664-22299-4.
OCLC 717948760 (https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/717948760).
———; Neusner, Jacob, eds. (2005). Altruism in World Religions. Washington, D.C:
Georgetown University Press. ISBN 978-1-58901-065-9. OCLC 475595328 (https://www.wor
ldcat.org/oclc/475595328).
———, ed. (2007). The Cambridge Companion to the Bible. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge
University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-86997-3. OCLC 144222458 (https://www.worldcat.org/ocl
c/144222458).
———; Neusner, Jacob, eds. (2008). Religious Tolerance in World Religions. Templeton
Foundation Press. ISBN 978-1-59947-136-5.
Chapters
——— (2005). "Altruism in Christianity". In ———; Neusner, Jacob (eds.). Altruism in World
Religions. Washington, D.C: Georgetown University Press. pp. 53–66. ISBN 978-1-58901-
065-9. OCLC 475595328 (https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/475595328).
References
1. Denton, Donald L., Jr. (2004). Historiography and Hermeneutics in Jesus Studies: An
Examination of the Work of John Dominic Crossan and Ben F. Meyer. London: T&T Clark.
p. 13. ISBN 978-0-567-08203-9.
2. Bard College Institute of Advanced Theology -- Bruce Chilton (http://www.bard.edu/iat/fellow
s/chilton.html) Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195831/http://www.bard.edu/i
at/fellows/chilton.html) 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed June 1, 2009.
3. Bard College faculty profile (http://www.bard.edu/academics/faculty/profile/?id=27).
Accessed April 10, 2019.
4. General Theological Seminary, "Honorary Degrees" October 10, 2011. (http://gts.edu/genera
l-news/2011/10/general-seminary-to-award-honorary-degrees)
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