People
Gary Anderson
Professor of Theology, Old Testament/Hebrew Bible
(B.A.; M.Div.; Ph.D.)
Profile
Professor Anderson's interests concern the religion and literature of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible and the early reception of those books in early Judaism and Christianity. One particular focus within this material has been the creation narratives and the priestly literature. He has a particular interest in the way apocryphal and pseudepigraphic texts, as well as early Christian and Jewish art, can be used as sources for early biblical commentary.
He is very interested in the subject of Jewish-Christian relations and the role of Biblical studies in the theological thought of both traditions. His most recent book is The Genesis of Perfection: Adam and Eve in Jewish and Christian Imagination. He is currently working on the way in which metaphors for sin and forgiveness change from Biblical times to the Second Temple period and the function of the Tabernacle narratives in the book of Exodus.
Contact
Office: 338 Malloy Hall
Phone: 574-631-7582
Email: anderson.194@nd.edu