J. J. M. Roberts Explained

J. J. M. Roberts
Birth Date:	May 28, 1939
Occupation:	Biblical commentator, professor
William Henry Green Professor of Old Testament Literature (Emeritus) at Princeton Theological Seminary
Discipline:	Biblical studies
Education:	Abilene Christian University, Harvard University
Thesis Title:	The Early Akkadian Pantheon: a study of the Semitic deities attested in Mesopotamia before UR III
Thesis Year:	1969

Jimmy Jack McBee Roberts (born May 28, 1939), known as J. J. M. Roberts, is William Henry Green Professor of Old Testament Literature (Emeritus) at Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey.^[1] A member of the Churches of Christ, Roberts attended Abilene Christian University before pursuing doctoral work at Harvard University.^{[2] [3]}

His teaching and research interests laid in comparative studies involving Mesopotamian and Israelite religion, Old Testament prophecy, Semitic languages, and Hebrew lexicography. Recent publications include Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah (OTL) and a forthcoming collection of essays. Roberts is currently working on a commentary on Isaiah 1-39. He served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Biblical Literature, Catholic Biblical Quarterly, the Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, and Restoration Quarterly, and was editor of the SBL OT dissertation series and a member of the New Revised Standard Version translation committee. He was the coeditor of the Princeton Classical Hebrew Lexicon Project.^[4]

Works

Books

• Roberts . J. J. M. . The Early Akkadian Pantheon: A Study of the Semitic Deities Attested in Mesopotamia before UR III . PhD dissertation . Cambridge, Massachusetts . Harvard University . 1969 . 76997136 .
• Book: Roberts . J. J. M. . 3 . The Earliest Semitic Pantheon: A Study of the Semitic Deities Attested in Mesopotamia before Ur III . Baltimore, Maryland . Johns Hopkins University Press . 1972 . 978-0-801-81388-7 . 379068 . registration .
• Book: Roberts . J. J. M. . 3 . Goedicke . Hans . Hans Goedicke . Unity and Diversity: Essays in the History, Literature, and Religion of the Ancient Near East . Johns Hopkins Near Eastern Studies . Baltimore, Maryland . Johns Hopkins University Press . 1975 . 978-0-801-81638-3 . 1322165 .
• Book: Roberts . J. J. M. . 3 . Miller . Patrick D. . Patrick D. Miller . The Hand of the Lord: A Reassessment of the "Ark Narrative" of 1 Samuel . Johns Hopkins Near Eastern Studies . Baltimore, Maryland . Johns Hopkins University Press . 1977 . 978-0-801-81920-9 . 2542903 . registration .
• Book: Roberts . J. J. M. . 3 . Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah: A Commentary . Old Testament Library . Louisville, Kentucky . Westminster, John Knox Press . 1991 . 978-0-664-21937-6 . 22732269 . 1st .
• Book: Roberts . J. J. M. . 3 . The Bible and the Ancient Near East: Collected Essays . Winona Lake, Indiana . Eisenbrauns . 2002 . 978-1-575-06066-8 . 50422851 .
• Book: Roberts . J. J. M. . 3 . Dobbs-Allsopp . F. W. . F. W. Dobbs-Allsopp . Seow . Choon-Leong . Choon-Leong Seow . Whitaker . Richard E. . Hebrew Inscriptions: Texts from the Biblical Period of the Monarchy with Concordance . New Haven, Connecticut . Yale University Press . 2004 . 978-0-300-10397-7 . 469281919 .
• Book: Roberts . J. J. M. . 3 . Machinist . Peter . Peter Machinist . First Isaiah: A Commentary . Hermeneia – A Critical and Historical Commentary on the Bible . Minneapolis, Minnesota . Fortress Press . 2015 . 978-0-800-66080-2 . 908176161 . registration .

Articles

• Roberts . J. J. M. . 3 . A Note on Isaiah 28:12 . Harvard Theological Review . 73 . 1 . 1980 . 49–51 . 0017-8160 . 1509477 . 10.1017/S0017816000002029.

Festschrift

• Book: Batto . Bernard F. . Bernard F. Batto . Roberts . Kathryn L. . Kathryn L. Roberts . David and Zion: biblical studies in honor of J. J. M. Roberts . Winona Lake, Indiana . Eisenbrauns . 2004 . 978-1-575-06092-7 . 54454885 .

External links

• Books by J. J. M. Roberts

Notes and References

1. Web site: Faculty Directory . PTS People . Princeton Theological Seminary . 2007-05-11.
2. Web site: Rollston . Christopher A. . The Bible and the Ancient Near East . The Clipboard . Emmanuel School of Religion . March 2003 . 2007-05-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070607183618/http://www.esr.edu/Publications/cb-0303.htm . 2007-06-07 .
3. Book: Batto. Bernard Frank. David and Zion: Biblical Studies in Honor of J.J.M. Roberts. 2004. Eisenbrauns. vii.
4. Web site: J.J.M. Roberts . Meet Our Faculty . Princeton Theological Seminary . 2006-03-18 . 2007-05-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927234156/http://www.ptsem.edu/Academics/departments/BS/Faculty/roberts.htm . 2007-09-27 .