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E. P. Sanders

American biblical scholar (1937-2022) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 85

Ed Parish Sanders was an American New Testament scholar and Protestant theologian, regarded as the main proponent of the "New Perspective on Paul". He was a major scholar in the scholarship on the historical Jesus and contributed to the view that Jesus was part of a renewal movement within Judaism.

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Grawemeyer Award for Religion1990
Guggenheim Fellowship
Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of Helsinki
Fellow of the British Academy

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He was Arts and Sciences Professor of Religion at Duke University, North Carolina from 1990 until his retirement in 2005.

Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1937 to 2022 · aged 85