- Herbert Basser
Herbert W. Basser is a Canadian Scholar of Religion and
Jewish theologian known for his work "Studies in Exegesis: Christian Critiques of Jewish Law" (Boston, 2000). [ [http://www.amazon.com/Studies-Exegesis-Christian-Critiques-Responses/dp/9004118489 Amazon.com: Studies in Exegesis: Christian Critiques of Jewish Law and Rabbinic Responses, 70-300 C.E (Brill Reference Library of Judaism) (Brill Reference Library of Judaism)... ] ]Biography
In
1963 he graduated fromYeshiva University with aBachelor of Arts in French literature. [http://rels.queensu.ca/fac.hb.php Herb Basser | Religious Studies | Queen's University | Canada ] ] After several years as a Math teacher, he continued his studies at theUniversity of Toronto in Toronto, Canada earning his (M.A. in1979 , Ph.D. in1983 ).Basser has held the Harvard Starr Fellowship at
Harvard University , taught atHebrew University of Jerusalem , theUniversity of Toronto , and the University of California, Berkeley. [ [http://www.theservices.org/chilton.htm "Chilton ] ] He has been teaching Religious Studies at Queen's University in Canada since 1980.Thought
Basser is perhaps best known for his view that scholars of early Christianity have not given sufficient study to rabbinic writings of the time, therefore resulting in a limited understanding how Christianity developed from the Jewish religious tradition..
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