Jonathan Campbell
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Dr Jonathan Campbell is a Senior Lecturer in Biblical Studies & Early Judaism
in the Department of Theology
and Religious Studies at the University of Bristol
in Bristol
, United Kingdom
.
He was an undergraduate at the University of Aberdeen
from 1982 until 1986 and then a postgraduate at Oxford University until 1990. He began teaching at the University of Wales, Lampeter
as Lecturer in Theology & Religious Studies in 1991 before moving to his current position at Bristol in 1996.
Campbell's main research work is on Second Temple Judaism
in general and on the Dead Sea Scrolls
from Qumran
in particular. Because these Scrolls have such important repercussions across several interrelated disciplines, he is also interested in the emergence of both Rabbinic Judaism
and Christianity
out of the Judaism of the Second Temple period (circa 515 BCE - 70 CE). He has further interests in the theological impact of academic study of the Bible
and of Jewish and Christian history on Judaism and Christianity in the contemporary world.
Judaism
Judaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...
in the Department of Theology
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
and Religious Studies at the University of Bristol
University of Bristol
The University of Bristol is a public research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom. One of the so-called "red brick" universities, it received its Royal Charter in 1909, although its predecessor institution, University College, Bristol, had been in existence since 1876.The University is...
in Bristol
Bristol
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, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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.
He was an undergraduate at the University of Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world...
from 1982 until 1986 and then a postgraduate at Oxford University until 1990. He began teaching at the University of Wales, Lampeter
University of Wales, Lampeter
University of Wales, Lampeter is a university in Lampeter, Wales. Founded in 1822 by royal charter, it is the oldest degree awarding institution in Wales and may be the third oldest in England and Wales after Oxford and Cambridge...
as Lecturer in Theology & Religious Studies in 1991 before moving to his current position at Bristol in 1996.
Campbell's main research work is on Second Temple Judaism
Second Temple Judaism
Second Temple Judaism refers to the religion of Judaism during the Second Temple period, between the construction of the second Jewish temple in Jerusalem in 515 BCE, and its destruction by the Romans in 70 CE This period witnessed major historical upheavals and significant religious changes that...
in general and on the Dead Sea Scrolls
Dead Sea scrolls
The Dead Sea Scrolls are a collection of 972 texts from the Hebrew Bible and extra-biblical documents found between 1947 and 1956 on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea, from which they derive their name...
from Qumran
Qumran
Qumran is an archaeological site in the West Bank. It is located on a dry plateau about a mile inland from the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea, near the Israeli settlement and kibbutz of Kalia...
in particular. Because these Scrolls have such important repercussions across several interrelated disciplines, he is also interested in the emergence of both Rabbinic Judaism
Rabbinic Judaism
Rabbinic Judaism or Rabbinism has been the mainstream form of Judaism since the 6th century CE, after the codification of the Talmud...
and Christianity
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
out of the Judaism of the Second Temple period (circa 515 BCE - 70 CE). He has further interests in the theological impact of academic study of the Bible
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
and of Jewish and Christian history on Judaism and Christianity in the contemporary world.
Select bibliography
- 'New Directions in Qumran Studies: Proceedings from the Bristol Colloquium on the Dead Sea Scrolls, 8-10th - September 2003' (London: Continuum, Forthcoming in 2005); co-edited with W.J. Lyons and L.K. Pietersen.
- 'The Exegetical Texts' (CQS 4: London: T & T Clark International, 2004).
- 'Zwoje Znad Morza Martwego Rozszyfrowane' (Warsaw: Amber Books, 1998).
- 'Deciphering the Dead Sea Scrolls' (1st edition; London: HarperCollins, 1996).
- 'Deciphering the Dead Sea Scrolls' (2nd edition. Oxford: Blackwell, 2002).
- 'The Use of Scripture in the Damascus Document 1-8, 19-20' (Berlin: de Gruyter, 1995).