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American scholar (1927?2022)
Joseph Blenkinsopp
(3 April 1927 ? 26 March 2022) was an academic theologian and
Old Testament
scholar. He was the
John A. O'Brien
Professor
Emeritus
of Biblical Studies in the Department of Theology at the
University of Notre Dame
. His research focused on the
Old Testament Prophets
and on the
Pentateuch
.
Life
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Blenkinsopp studied history at the
University of London
(Honours B.A.). He then earned an
S.S.L. (Licentiate in Sacred Scripture)
from the
Pontifical Biblical Institute
in 1958 and his doctorate
[1]
in
Hebrew Bible
and
Semitics
from the
University of Oxford
in 1967. Blenkinsopp taught at
Heythrop College, London
(1966);
Vanderbilt University
(1968);
Chicago Theological Seminary
(1968?69); and
Hartford Seminary Foundation
(1969-70) before coming to the
University of Notre Dame
in 1970. He was rector at
Tantur Ecumenical Institute
in
Bethlehem
for the year 1978, and was a guest professor at the
Pontifical Biblical Institute
in
Rome
in 1997-1998.
Blenkinsopp served as president of the Catholic Biblical Association of America (1988-1989) and as president of the Society for the Study of the Old Testament (1999-2000). He has also been the recipient of
National Endowment for the Humanities
and
Mellon grants
.
Blenkinsopp died on 26 March 2022, aged 94, in
South Bend, Indiana
.
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Work
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Blenkinsopp published a number of standard commentaries and introductions on parts of the
Old Testament
, particularly on the
Prophets
, the
Pentateuch
, and
Ezra?Nehemiah
.
Select publications are:
- Isaiah 1-39: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary
(Anchor Bible; New York)
- Isaiah 40-55. A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary
(Anchor Bible; New York)
- Isaiah 56-66. A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary
(Anchor Bible; New York)
- The Pentateuch: An Introduction to the First Five Books of the Bible
(Anchor Bible Reference Library; New York)
- Ezra-Nehemiah: A Commentary
(Old Testament Library; Louisville, Ky.)
- The History of Prophecy in Israel
(Louisville, Ky.)
- Creation, De-Creation, Re-Creation: A Discursive Commentary on Genesis 1-11
. London & New York: T&T Clark, 2011
ISBN
978-0-567-37287-1
- Abraham: The Story of a Life
. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2015
ISBN
978-0-8028-7287-6
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