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`!Bruce D. Chilton`! (born September 27, 1949 in Roslyn, NY) is an American scholar of `F33f`_`[early Christianity`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Early_Christianity]`_`f and `F33f`_`[Judaism`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Judaism]`_`f, and an `F33f`_`[Episcopalian`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Episcopalian]`_`f priest. He is `F33f`_`[Bernard Iddings Bell`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Bernard_Iddings_Bell]`_`f Professor of Religion at `F33f`_`[Bard College`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Bard_College]`_`f, formerly Lillian Claus Professor of `F33f`_`[New Testament`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=New_Testament]`_`f at `F33f`_`[Yale University`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Yale_University]`_`f, and Rector of the Church of St John the Evangelist`:cite-ref-2[`F5bf`_`[2`#cite-note-2]`_`f] He holds a PhD in New Testament from `F33f`_`[Cambridge University`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Cambridge_University]`_`f (`F33f`_`[St. John's College`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=St_John's_College,_Cambridge]`_`f). He has previously held academic positions at the Universities of Cambridge, Sheffield, and Münster.`:cite-ref-3[`F5bf`_`[3`#cite-note-3]`_`f]

He wrote the first critical commentary on the `F33f`_`[Aramaic`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Aramaic]`_`f version of `F33f`_`[Isaiah`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Isaiah]`_`f (`*The Isaiah `F33f`_`[Targum`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Targum]`_`f`*, 1987), as well as academic studies that analyze Jesus in his Judaic context (`*A Galilean Rabbi and His Bible`*, 1984; `*The Temple of Jesus`*, 1992; `*Pure Kingdom`*, 1996), and explain the Bible critically (`*Redeeming Time: The Wisdom of Ancient Jewish and Christian Festal Calendars`*, 2002; `*The Cambridge Companion to the Bible`*, 2007).

He founded two academic periodicals, `F33f`_`[Journal for the Study of the New Testament`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Journal_for_the_Study_of_the_New_Testament]`_`f and `F33f`_`[The Bulletin for Biblical Research`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=The_Bulletin_for_Biblical_Research]`_`f. Chilton was awarded the `F33f`_`[Doctor of Divinity`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Doctor_of_Divinity]`_`f degree `*honoris causa`* by `F33f`_`[General Theological Seminary`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=General_Theological_Seminary]`_`f in 2011.`:cite-ref-4[`F5bf`_`[4`#cite-note-4]`_`f] He has also been active in the ministry of the `F33f`_`[Episcopal Church`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Episcopal_Church_(United_States)]`_`f, and is `F33f`_`[Rector`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Rector_(ecclesiastical)]`_`f of the Church of St. John the Evangelist in `F33f`_`[Barrytown, New York`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Barrytown,_New_York]`_`f.

His popular books have been widely reviewed. `*Rabbi Jesus: An Intimate Biography`* showed Jesus' development through the environments that proved formative influences on him. Those environments, illuminated by archaeology and by historical sources, include: (1) rural Jewish `F33f`_`[Galilee`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Galilee]`_`f, (2) the movement of `F33f`_`[John the Baptist`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=John_the_Baptist]`_`f, (3) the towns Jesus encountered as a rabbi, (4) the political strategy of `F33f`_`[Herod Antipas`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Herod_Antipas]`_`f, and (5) deep controversy concerning the `F33f`_`[Temple in Jerusalem`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Temple_in_Jerusalem]`_`f.

Bruce and his wife, Odile, live in `F33f`_`[Annandale-on-Hudson, New York`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Annandale-on-Hudson,_New_York]`_`f. They are the parents of two sons.

>>Contents

• `F0af`_`[Works`#works]`_`f

• `F0af`_`[Popular books`#popular-books]`_`f

• `F0af`_`[Academic books`#academic-books]`_`f

• `F0af`_`[Edited by`#edited-by]`_`f

• `F0af`_`[Chapters`#chapters]`_`f

• `F0af`_`[References`#references]`_`f

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>>Works

>>>Popular books

• `:citerefchilton2000`aChilton, Bruce D. (2000). `*Rabbi Jesus: An Intimate Biography`*. New York: Doubleday. `F33f`_`[ISBN`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=ISBN_(identifier)]`_`f 978-0-385-49793-0. `F33f`_`[OCLC`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=OCLC_(identifier)]`_`f 44019167.

• `:citerefchilton2004`a——— (2004). `*Rabbi Paul: An Intellectual Biography`*. New York: Doubleday. `F33f`_`[ISBN`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=ISBN_(identifier)]`_`f 978-0-385-50862-9. `F33f`_`[OCLC`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=OCLC_(identifier)]`_`f 54006717.

• `:citerefchilton2005`a——— (2005). `*Mary Magdalene: A Biography`*. New York: Doubleday. `F33f`_`[ISBN`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=ISBN_(identifier)]`_`f 978-0-385-51318-0. `F33f`_`[OCLC`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=OCLC_(identifier)]`_`f 58789029.

• `:citerefchilton2008`a——— (2008). `*Abraham's Curse: The Roots of Violence in Judaism, Christianity and Islam`*. New York: Doubleday. `F33f`_`[ISBN`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=ISBN_(identifier)]`_`f 978-0-385-52027-0. `F33f`_`[OCLC`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=OCLC_(identifier)]`_`f 157023255.

>>>Academic books

• `:citerefchilton1982`a——— (1982). `*The Glory of Israel: the theology and provenience of the Isaiah Targum`*. Journal for the study of the Old Testament - Supplement series. Vol. 23. Sheffield: JSOT Press. `F33f`_`[ISBN`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=ISBN_(identifier)]`_`f 978-0-567-46092-9. `F33f`_`[OCLC`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=OCLC_(identifier)]`_`f 276358830.

• `:citerefchilton1984`a——— (1984). `*A Galilean Rabbi and his Bible: Jesus' own interpretation of Isaiah`*. London: SPCK & Michael Glazer. `F33f`_`[ISBN`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=ISBN_(identifier)]`_`f 978-0-281-04108-4. `F33f`_`[OCLC`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=OCLC_(identifier)]`_`f 715353922.

• `:citerefchilton1987`a——— (1987). `*The Isaiah Targum: Introduction, Translation, Apparatus and Notes`*. The Aramaic Bible: the Targums. Vol. 11. Edinburgh: T&T Clark. `F33f`_`[ISBN`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=ISBN_(identifier)]`_`f 978-0-89453-480-5. `F33f`_`[OCLC`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=OCLC_(identifier)]`_`f 489964184.

• `:citerefchilton1986`a——— (1986). `*Beginning of the New Testament Study`*. London: SPCK. `F33f`_`[ISBN`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=ISBN_(identifier)]`_`f 978-0-281-04210-4. `F33f`_`[OCLC`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=OCLC_(identifier)]`_`f 1056596986.

• `:citerefchilton1992`a——— (1992). `*The Temple of Jesus: His Sacrificial Program within a Cultural History of Sacrifice`*. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press. `F33f`_`[ISBN`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=ISBN_(identifier)]`_`f 978-0-271-00824-0. `F33f`_`[OCLC`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=OCLC_(identifier)]`_`f 231443891.

• `:citerefchiltonneusner1995`a———; `F33f`_`[Neusner, Jacob`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Jacob_Neusner]`_`f (1995). `*Judaism in the New Testament: Practices and Beliefs`*. London & New York: Routledge. `F33f`_`[ISBN`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=ISBN_(identifier)]`_`f 978-0-415-11844-6. `F33f`_`[OCLC`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=OCLC_(identifier)]`_`f 876035014.

• `:citerefchilton1997`a——— (1997). `*Pure Kingdom: Jesus Vision of God`*. Studying the historical Jesus. London & Grand Rapids, MI: `F33f`_`[SPCK Publishing`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=SPCK_Publishing]`_`f & Eerdmans. `F33f`_`[ISBN`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=ISBN_(identifier)]`_`f 978-0-281-05060-4. `F33f`_`[OCLC`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=OCLC_(identifier)]`_`f 34974144.

• `:citerefchilton2002`a——— (2002). `*Redeeming Time: The Wisdom of Ancient Jewish and Christian Festal Calendars`*. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers. `F33f`_`[ISBN`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=ISBN_(identifier)]`_`f 978-1-56563-380-3. `F33f`_`[OCLC`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=OCLC_(identifier)]`_`f 840108072.

• `:citerefchiltonflesher2011`a———; Flesher, Paul V. M. (2011). `*The Targums: a critical introduction`*. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press. `F33f`_`[ISBN`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=ISBN_(identifier)]`_`f 978-90-04-21817-8. `F33f`_`[OCLC`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=OCLC_(identifier)]`_`f 769189749.

• `:citerefchilton2014`a——— (2014). `*A Galilean Rabbi and His Bible: Jesus' Use of the Interpreted Scripture of His Time`*. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock. `F33f`_`[ISBN`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=ISBN_(identifier)]`_`f 978-1-62564-270-7. `F33f`_`[OCLC`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=OCLC_(identifier)]`_`f 864442889. - republication of the 1984 title

• `:citerefchilton2021`a——— (2021). `*The Herods: Murder, Politics, and the Art of Succession`*. Minneapolis: Fortress Press. `F33f`_`[ISBN`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=ISBN_(identifier)]`_`f 978-1-5064-7428-1. `F33f`_`[OCLC`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=OCLC_(identifier)]`_`f 1250200867.

>>>Edited by

• `:citerefchiltonneusner2001`a———; `F33f`_`[Neusner, Jacob`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Jacob_Neusner]`_`f, eds. (2001). `*The Brother of Jesus: James the Just and His Mission`*. Louisville KY & London: Westminster John Knox Press. `F33f`_`[ISBN`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=ISBN_(identifier)]`_`f 978-0-664-22299-4. `F33f`_`[OCLC`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=OCLC_(identifier)]`_`f 717948760.

• `:citerefchiltonneusner2005`a———; `F33f`_`[Neusner, Jacob`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Jacob_Neusner]`_`f, eds. (2005). `*Altruism in World Religions`*. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press. `F33f`_`[ISBN`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=ISBN_(identifier)]`_`f 978-1-58901-065-9. `F33f`_`[OCLC`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=OCLC_(identifier)]`_`f 475595328.

• `:citerefchilton2007`a———, ed. (2007). `*The Cambridge Companion to the Bible`*. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. `F33f`_`[ISBN`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=ISBN_(identifier)]`_`f 978-0-521-86997-3. `F33f`_`[OCLC`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=OCLC_(identifier)]`_`f 144222458.

• `:citerefchiltonneusner2008`a———; `F33f`_`[Neusner, Jacob`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Jacob_Neusner]`_`f, eds. (2008). `*Religious Tolerance in World Religions`*. Templeton Foundation Press. `F33f`_`[ISBN`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=ISBN_(identifier)]`_`f 978-1-59947-136-5.

>>>Chapters

• `:citerefchilton2005`a——— (2005). "Altruism in Christianity". In ———; `F33f`_`[Neusner, Jacob`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Jacob_Neusner]`_`f (eds.). `*Altruism in World Religions`*. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press. pp. 53–66. `F33f`_`[ISBN`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=ISBN_(identifier)]`_`f 978-1-58901-065-9. `F33f`_`[OCLC`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=OCLC_(identifier)]`_`f 475595328.

>>References

`:cite-note-1`!1.`! `:citerefdenton2004`aDenton, Donald L. Jr. (2004). `*Historiography and Hermeneutics in Jesus Studies: An Examination of the Work of John Dominic Crossan and Ben F. Meyer`*. London: T&T Clark. p. 13. `F33f`_`[ISBN`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=ISBN_(identifier)]`_`f 978-0-567-08203-9.

`:cite-note-2`!2.`! `F0af`_`[↑`#cite-ref-2]`_`f Bard College Institute of Advanced Theology -- Bruce Chilton Archived 2016-03-03 at the `F33f`_`[Wayback Machine`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Wayback_Machine]`_`f. Accessed June 1, 2009.

`:cite-note-3`!3.`! `F0af`_`[↑`#cite-ref-3]`_`f Bard College faculty profile. Accessed April 10, 2019.

`:cite-note-4`!4.`! `F0af`_`[↑`#cite-ref-4]`_`f "General Theological Seminary, "Honorary Degrees" October 10, 2011". Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.

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