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John J. Collins

Holmes Professor of Old Testament Criticism and Interpretation Professor

Yale University

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DIVINITY SCHOOL

Jewish Studies

John J. Collins is currently serving as a Divinity School Holmes Professor of Old Testament Criticism and Interpretation Professor at Yale University.

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Yale University

Holmes Professor of Old Testament Criticism and Interpretation Professor

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religious studies history religion archaeology cultural history humanities literature biblical studies comparative religion islamic thought apocalypse historical archaeology historical evidence dead sea scrolls philosophy of religion narrative apocalyptic literature second temple judaism ancient philosophy literary theory intellectual history anthropological archaeology islamic studies conflict early republic religious research sociology of religion scientific study of religion archaeological methods european archaeology ancient mesoamerica field archaeology interdisciplinary history historical geography historical review archaeological science archaeological practice teacher development christian practice ethnohistory meditation key site reference frame legal studies cultural context archaeological excavations paleoenvironmental reconstruction historical methodology historical transition historical analysis historical reconstruction paleoceanography archaeological evidence archaeological record oxford handbook jewish identity sectarian communities biblical models hasmonean dynasty ancient world apocalyptic eschatology california pressberkeley high priests judean rebellion hasmonean periods biblical theology second temple period classics literary history hellenistic judaism

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Israel. Routledge eBooks (2025)

Barbara N. RodgersAbraham AbrahamMichael Jones

Apocalypses in the Dead Sea Scrolls. SBL Press eBooks (2023)

John J. Collins

narrativedead sea scrollsliteratureapocalypsecultural historyhistorical evidencehistory

Foreword. Academic Studies Press eBooks (2022)

Paul Freedman

What is Hellenistic Judaism?. Journal for the Study of Judaism (2022)

John J. Collins

religious studiesreligionhellenistic judaism

The Pentateuch in Second Temple Judaism. Oxford University Press eBooks (2021)

John J. Collins

religious studiesreligionsecond temple judaismritualislamic thought

Apocalyptic Literature. Cambridge University Press eBooks (2020)

Meghan Henning

narrativeliterary theoryreligious studiesliteratureapocalypseapocalyptic literature

Hicks-Keeton, Jill. Arguing With Aseneth: Gentile Access to Israel’s Living God in Jewish Antiquity. New York: Oxford University Press, 2018. X+216 Pp. $99.00 (Cloth).. The Journal of Religion (2020)

John J. Collins

religious studiescomparative religionreligiongentile accesshistoryanthropology

Messianism, Jewish. The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (2020)

John J. Collins

religious studiesreligionhistory

A Contested Field: Half a Century of Study of Second Temple Judaism. Journal for the Study of Judaism (2019)

John J. Collins

intellectual historyreligious studiessecond temple judaism

Not One World but Two. the Future in Jewish Apocalyptic Literature. Religions (2019)

John Collins

religious studiesreligionjewish apocalyptic literature

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John J. Collins

Holmes Professor of Old Testament Criticism and Interpretation Professor

Yale University

Affiliations

DIVINITY SCHOOL

Jewish Studies

John J. Collins is currently serving as a Divinity School Holmes Professor of Old Testament Criticism and Interpretation Professor at Yale University.

Honors

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John J. Collins

Yale University

Holmes Professor of Old Testament Criticism and Interpretation Professor

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Israel. Routledge eBooks (2025)

Barbara N. RodgersAbraham AbrahamMichael Jones

Apocalypses in the Dead Sea Scrolls. SBL Press eBooks (2023)

John J. Collins

narrativedead sea scrollsliteratureapocalypsecultural historyhistorical evidencehistory

Foreword. Academic Studies Press eBooks (2022)

Paul Freedman

What is Hellenistic Judaism?. Journal for the Study of Judaism (2022)

John J. Collins

religious studiesreligionhellenistic judaism

The Pentateuch in Second Temple Judaism. Oxford University Press eBooks (2021)

John J. Collins

religious studiesreligionsecond temple judaismritualislamic thought

Apocalyptic Literature. Cambridge University Press eBooks (2020)

Meghan Henning

narrativeliterary theoryreligious studiesliteratureapocalypseapocalyptic literature

John J. Collins

religious studiescomparative religionreligiongentile accesshistoryanthropology

Messianism, Jewish. The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (2020)

John J. Collins

religious studiesreligionhistory

A Contested Field: Half a Century of Study of Second Temple Judaism. Journal for the Study of Judaism (2019)

John J. Collins

intellectual historyreligious studiessecond temple judaism

Not One World but Two. the Future in Jewish Apocalyptic Literature. Religions (2019)

John Collins

religious studiesreligionjewish apocalyptic literature

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