Brian Peckham

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J. Brian Peckham
Born(1934-01-28)January 28, 1934
Montréal, Quebec, Canada
DiedOctober 19, 2008
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Institutions Harvard University
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  • The Composition of the Deuteronomistic History (1985)
  • History and Prophecy: The Development of Late Judean Literary Traditions (1993)

J. Brian Peckham (1934-2008) was a professor of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations at Regis College in the Toronto School of Theology and the Centre for the Study of Religion at the University of Toronto. [1] In 1993, Peckham published "History and Prophecy: The Development of Late Judean Literary Traditions," which argues that the Bible was created from the beginning as a work of literature, and that biblical text was meant to be read and performed. [2]

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