HESBURGH LECTURE SERIES 2013 Program - Alumni Association ...

James C. VanderKam, Ph.D.
John A. O’Brien Chair and Professor, Theology (Old Testament)
Biography
James VanderKam earned a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1976, and taught at North
Carolina State University for 15 years before coming to Notre Dame in 1991. In the last two
decades, his research has focused on the Dead Sea Scrolls, concentrating on publishing and
interpreting them. He has edited 13 volumes of scrolls in the official series Discoveries in the
Judean Desert, has written The Dead Sea Scrolls Today and co-authored The Meaning of the
Dead Sea Scrolls. He also is the editor-in-chief of the Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls, and
editor of the Journal of Biblical Literature.
Lecture
The Amazing Dead Sea Scrolls: What They Are and What They Mean
Categories
Church, History
The Dead Sea Scrolls were the greatest archeological discovery of the 20th century. They provide a first-hand look at a Jewish
group that existed at the time of Jesus, and in some ways resembled early Christians in beliefs and practices. The contents of these
scrolls, their importance for biblical studies, and the headline controversies they have generated, are the subjects of this sightsound
presentation.
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