Chilton, Bruce

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CHILTON, Bruce

CHILTON, Bruce. American, b. 1949. Genres: Theology/Religion. Career: Sheffield University, England, lecturer in biblical studies, 1976-85; Yale University, New Haven, CT, Lillian Claus Professor of the New Testament, 1985-87; Bard College, Annandale, NY, Bernard Iddings Professor of Religion, 1987-. Church of St. John the Evangelist, rector, 1987-; Institute of Advanced Theology, executive director, 2000-. Publications: The Glory of Israel: The Theology and Provenance of the Isaiah Targum, 1983; A Galilean Rabbi and his Bible, 1984; Targumic Approaches to the Gospels: Essays in the Mutual Definition of Judaism and Christianity, 1986; (trans. and author of intro. and notes) The Isaiah Targum, 1987; Beginning New Testament Study, 1986; (with J.I.H. McDonald) Jesus and the Ethics of the Kingdom, 1988; Profiles of a Rabbi, 1989; The Temple of Jesus, 1992; A Feast of Meanings: Eucharistic Theologies from Jesus through Johannine Circles, 1994; Judaic Approaches to the Gospel, 1994; (with J. Neusner) Judaism in the New Testament: Practices and Beliefs, 1995; (with Neusner) Revelation: The Torah and the Bible, 1995; Pure Kingdom: Jesus' Vision of God, 1996; (with Neusner) The Body of Faith: Israel and the Church, 1996; (with Neusner) Trading Places: The Intersecting Histories of Judaism and Christianity, 1996; (with Neusner) The Intellectual Foundations of Christian and Jewish Discourse, 1997; Jesus' Prayer and Jesus' Eucharist, 1997; Rabbi Jesus: An Intimate Biography, 2000; Redeeming Time, 2002. EDITOR: (and author of intro.) The Kingdom of God in the Teaching of Jesus, 1984; (with C.A. Evans) Studying the Historical Jesus, 1994; (with Neusner) Trading Places Sourcebook: Readings in the Intersecting Histories of Judaism and Christianity, 1997. Address: Bard College, Annandale, NY 12504, U.S.A. Online address: Chilton@Bard.edu.

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