Gary Anderson
Hesburgh Professor Emeritus of Catholic Thought
Primary Area: Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity
Biography
Anderson’s interests concern the religion and literature of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible with special interest in the reception of the Bible in early Judaism and Christianity. His interests span the entire Bible but as of recent he has put special focus on the book of Genesis. priestly literature, the story of King David and the book of Tobit. He is also interested in biblical narrative, canonical exegesis, biblical theology, Jewish culture and religion and Jewish-Christian relations.
Anderson has won numerous awards including most recently grants from NYU (joint Tikvah/Straus Fellow in Jewish Law and Civilization), the American Philosophical Society, Lilly Endowment, the Institute for Advanced Study at Hebrew University and most recently he was awarded the Barry prize by the American Academy of Letters and Science.
Anderson is currently working on a biography of King David and a monograph on the book of Tobit.
Research Interests
Literature and religion of the Old Testament, reception of the Bible in early Judaism and Christianity
Selected Publications
That I Might Dwell among Them: Incarnation and Atonement in the Tabernacle Narrative. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2023.
Christian Doctrine and the Old Testament: Theology in the Service of Biblical Exegesis. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2017.
Charity: The Place of the Poor in the Biblical Tradition. Yale University Press, 2013.
Sin: A History. Yale University Press, 2009.
Genesis of Perfection: Adam and Eve in Jewish and Christian Imagination. Westminster-John Knox, 2001.
Education
- Ph.D. Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University (1985)
- M.Div. Duke Divinity School. Magna cum laude (1981)
- B.A. Albion College. Summa cum laude (1977)