John Dominic Crossan
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New Testament scholar
biblical scholar
former Catholic priest
historian of early Christianity
person
John Dominic Crossan is an Irish-American New Testament scholar and former Catholic priest known for his influential and often controversial work on the historical Jesus and early Christianity.
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| instanceOf |
New Testament scholar
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biblical scholar ⓘ former Catholic priest ⓘ historian of early Christianity ⓘ person ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1934 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Ireland
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1934-02-17 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
DePaul University
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Pontifical Biblical Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ St Patrick's College, Maynooth NERFINISHED ⓘ École Biblique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | DePaul University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Crossan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
New Testament studies
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biblical theology ⓘ early Christianity ⓘ historical Jesus research ⓘ |
| genre |
biblical criticism
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religious history ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| givenName |
Dominic
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John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
participation in the Jesus Seminar
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research on the historical Jesus ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Jesus Seminar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | John Dominic Crossan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Irish-American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Excavating Jesus
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God and Empire: Jesus Against Rome, Then and Now NERFINISHED ⓘ In Search of Paul NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography NERFINISHED ⓘ The Birth of Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ The Historical Jesus: The Life of a Mediterranean Jewish Peasant NERFINISHED ⓘ Who Killed Jesus? Exposing the Roots of Anti-Semitism in the Gospel Story of the Death of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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lecturer ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | co-chair of the Jesus Seminar ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Servites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | United States of America ⓘ |
| spouse | Sarah Sexton Crossan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theologicalView |
emphasis on Jesus as a nonviolent social revolutionary
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use of social-scientific methods in biblical interpretation ⓘ |
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