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James A. Sanders (28 November 1927 in
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,
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– 1 October 2020) was an American scholar of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible and one of the
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editors. He was the first to translate and edit the Psalm Scroll, which contained a previously unknown psalm. Sanders retired in the late 1990s, but published and lectured regularly into his 90s. Sanders taught at Union Theological Seminary in
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and at the
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, Claremont, CA. While at CST, he founded the Ancient Biblical Manuscript Center for Research and Preservation
ABMC
, a photographic, microfilm, and later digital, library and research center for ancient and medieval manuscripts related to the Bible. He had a falling-out with Elizabeth Bechtel the Center founder. In his retirement, Sanders taught at the
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, a denominational seminary hosted on the
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campus, as well as lecturing widely. In 2010, Sanders was made an honorary canon of the Cathedral Center of St. Paul in the
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in recognition of his service to the
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.


Selected bibliography

* ''The Rebirth of a Born-Again Christian. A Memoir.'' Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2017. * ''The Monotheizing Process: Its Origins and Its Developments.'' Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2014. * ''Torah and Canon,'' 2d ed. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2005 * ''Early Christian Interpretation of the Scriptures of Israel: Investigations and Proposals,'' ed. with Craig A. Evans, Sheffield: The Academic Press, 1997 * ''Paul and the Scriptures of Israel'', with Craig Evans, JSOT Press, 1993 * ''Luke and Scripture: The Function of Sacred Tradition in Luke–Acts'', with Craig Evans, Fortress Press, 1993 * ''Canon and Community: a Guide to Canonical Criticism,'' Fortress Press, 1984 * ''Torah and Canon,'' Fortress Press, 1972 * ''From Sacred Story to Sacred Text'', Fortress Press 1987


See also

* Hebrew Old Testament Text Project


References

1927 births 2020 deaths People from Memphis, Tennessee American translators Union Theological Seminary (New York City) faculty Dead Sea Scrolls American biblical scholars Old Testament scholars {{Reli-studies-bio-stub