Hyam Maccoby

Hyam Maccoby was a British judaic scholar, historian, university teacher, writer, librarian and theologian (1924–2004). He was born at Sunderland and died at Leeds.

Also recorded as Hyam Zundel Maccoby; Hyam (Chaim Zundel) Maccoby; Chaim Zundel Maccoby.

Hyam Maccoby in brief

Born: 1924
Died: 2004
Known for: judaic scholar,historian,university teacher,writer,librarian,theologian,talmudist
Place of birth: Sunderland

Overview

Born at Sunderland in 1924, died at Leeds in 2004.

Catalogued works

18 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library. Their recorded dates run from 1973 to 2006.

Revoli͡ut͡sii͡a v Iudee. 犹太教审判. Jezus i żydowska walka wyzwoleńcza. The Day God laughed. Judaism on trial. Antisemitism and modernity, dated 2006. The Disputation, dated 2001. Jesus the Pharisee, dated 2003. Judaism in the First Century, dated 1989. A pariah people, dated 1996. Paul and Hellenism, dated 1991. Philosophy of the Talmud (Curzon Jewish Philosophy), dated 2002. Ritual and morality, dated 1999. Early rabbinic writings, dated 1988. The Sacred Executioner, dated 1982. Judas Iscariot and the myth of Jewish evil, dated 1992. Revolution in Judaea, dated 1973. The Mythmaker, dated 1986.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Hyam Maccoby | Ben Segal, European Judaism, 2004. Impurity Is Miasma: A Response to Hyam Maccoby, Journal of Biblical Literature, 2000. The Mythmaker: Hyam Maccoby and the Invention of Christianity, Journal of Ecumenical Studies, 2017. Hyam Maccoby. Antisemitism and Modernity: Innovation and Continuity. New York: Routledge, 2006. xiv, 189 pp., AJS Review, 2008. Hyam Maccoby. Judas Iscariot and the Myth of Jewish Evil. New York: Free Press, 1992. ix, 213 pp., AJS Review, 1995.

Digitised editions and texts

4 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

judaism on trial (1982) — Internet Archive. The Mythmaker. Paul and the Invention of Christianity (1986) — Internet Archive. Revolution In Judaea - Jesus and the Jewish Resistance (Hyam Maccoby) (1981) — Internet Archive. Paul The Mythmaker (Hyam Maccoby) (1986) — Internet Archive.

Evidence base

This article draws on 2 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 2 means 2 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Hyam Maccoby studied at Balliol College. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is history.

Employment is recorded with University of Leeds.

Distinctions recorded are honorary doctorate.

Chronology

1924Hyam Maccoby born at Sunderland.
1981Revolution In Judaea - Jesus and the Jewish Resistance (Hyam Maccoby) digitised by Internet Archive.
1982judaism on trial digitised by Internet Archive.
1986The Mythmaker. Paul and the Invention of Christianity digitised by Internet Archive.
1986Paul The Mythmaker (Hyam Maccoby) digitised by Internet Archive.
2004Hyam Maccoby died at Leeds.
2006Antisemitism and modernity.

Sources

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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Hyam Maccoby”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q1263250: Hyam Maccoby
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