Carl Hermann Kraeling (1897–1966), an American theologian, historian, and archaeologist; born in Brooklyn on March 10, 1897 and died in New Haven on November 14, 1966; he is known for his publications on the

synagogue A synagogue, ', 'house of assembly', or ', "house of prayer"; Yiddish: ''shul'', Ladino: or ' (from synagogue); or ', "community". sometimes referred to as shul, and interchangeably used with the word temple, is a Jewish house of worshi ...

and the

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of Dura-Europos. He studied at Columbia University, and earned his B.D. from the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia in 1926. He taught New Testament Studies at the Yale University and established the department of Near Eastern languages and Civilizations there. Kraeling served as the president of the

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(ASOR) from 1949-1954. He supported the continued study of the Dead Sea Scrolls, and encouraged humanitarian awareness for Near Eastern refugees during a turbulent period in the area's history. He was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1958.

Works

* ''Anthropos and Son of Man'' (1937) * ''Gerasa, City of the Decapolis'' (1938) * ''John the Baptist'', (New York, 1951) * ''The Synagogue, The Excavations at Dura-Europos, Final Report VIII.1'' (New Haven, 1956)

References

Bibliography

* J. S. Thacher, "Carl H. Kraeling (1897-1966)", ''Dumbarton Oaks Papers'', 21 (1967), 7 ; * W. F. Albright, "Carl Herman Kraeling: In Memoriam", ''Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research'', 189 (avril 1970), 4-7. * William F. Albright
''Carl Herman Kraeling – In Menoriam''
''The American Schools of Oriental Research'' (1970), p. 4 ff {{DEFAULTSORT:Kraeling, Carl Hermann 1897 births 1966 deaths American Christian theologians People from Brooklyn Columbia University alumni Yale University faculty 20th-century American historians 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American archaeologists Historians from New York (state) American male non-fiction writers Members of the American Philosophical Society