Theology Department Faculty
Yonder Gillihan
Associate Professor
Yonder Gillihan
Ph.D.
Contact
Stokes Hall 457N
Telephone: 617-552-1614
Email: yonder.gillihan@bc.edu
Education
- A.B., Ball State University
- M.A., Ball State University
- M.A., University of Chicago
- Ph.D., University of Chicago
Research Interests
His research interests include the Dead Sea Scrolls, Matthew and Paul, apocalypticism, and Christian origins within the context of Jewish sectarianism in the late Second Temple period. His research methods include the application of modern social-scientific methods to ancient communities, with emphasis on the relationship between voluntary associations, and local and imperial authorities.
Office Hours
M W 9-11 a.m.
Selected Publications
"Women's Education, Initiation, and Authority in the Damascus Rule: A Comparative Approach," Review of Rabbinic Judaism, forthcoming
"Apocalyptic Themes in Hasmonean Propaganda: 1 Maccabees, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the Struggle for Political Legitimacy." In Proceedings of the First Enoch Seminar, Nangeroni Meeting: The Seleucid and Hasmonean Periods and the Apocalyptic Worldview. Milan, Italy, June 24-28, 2012, ed. L. Grabbe. London: T&T Clark, forthcoming.
Civic Ideology, Organization, and Law in the Rule Scrolls: A Comparative Study of the Covenanters' Sect and Contemporary Voluntary Associations in Political Context. Studies in the Texts of the Desert of Judah 97. Leiden: Brill, 2012.
"The rg Who Wasn't There: Fictional Aliens in the Damascus Rule." Revue de Qumran 98 (2011): 257-305.
"Associations." In Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism, edited by John J. Collins and Daniel C. Harlow. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2010: 398-400.