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James R. Davila (1960) is an American biblical scholar. He is Professor of Early Jewish Studies and former Principal of St Mary's College, St Andrews. A specialist in Second Temple Judaism and Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, Davila is a Participant at the Enoch seminar and a member of the Advisory Board of the Journal Henoch.

Education

Davila received his B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1982, his M.A. from the same institution in 1983, and his Ph.D from Harvard University in 1988. All degrees were awarded summa cum laude. His doctoral thesis was entitled "Unpublished Pentateuchal Manuscripts from Cave IV, Qumran: 4QGenExa, Genb-h, Genj-k". He was elevated to Professor of Early Jewish Studies at St Mary's College, University of St Andrews in May 2008.

Publications

Davila has authored, contributed, or edited numerous books and articles.

Books

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• The Provenance of the Pseudepigrapha: Jewish, Christian, or Other?. Leiden; Boston, MA: Brill Publishers. 2005. ISBN 978-90-04-13752-3. LCCN 200552633. OCLC 61309430. {{cite book}}: Check |lccn= value (help)
• Descenders to the chariot: the people behind the Hekhalot literature. Leiden; Boston, MA: Brill Publishers. 2001. ISBN 978-90-04-11541-5. LCCN 200146476. OCLC 47756234. {{cite book}}: Check |lccn= value (help)

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• Liturgical works. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. 2000. ISBN 978-0-8028-4380-7. LCCN 0049471. OCLC 45136613. {{cite book}}: Check |lccn= value (help)

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References

1. 1960
2. ^ "James R. Davila". Staff. St Mary's College, St Andrews. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
3. "Publications and Research". James R. Davila. St Mary's College, St Andrews. Retrieved 2009-07-05.

External links

• PaleoJudaica.com: A weblog on ancient Judaism and its context, Davila's blog
• Enoch Seminar website
• Journal Henoch website

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