John P. Meier
| John Paul Meier | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1942 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Roman Catholic priest and biblical scholar |
| Title | William K. Warren Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame |
| Academic background | |
| Education | St. Joseph's Seminary and College, Gregorian University, Biblical Institute |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Biblical studies |
| Sub discipline | New Testament studies |
| Institutions | University of Notre Dame |
| Main interests | Biblical studies and Christianity and Judaism in antiquity |
| Notable works | A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus (5 vols.) |
John Paul Meier (born 1942) is an American Roman Catholic priest and biblical scholar. He is author of the series A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus (5 v.), six other books, and more than 70 articles for peer-reviewed or solicited journals or books.
Meier attended St. Joseph's Seminary and College (B.A., 1964), Gregorian University Rome (S.T.L, 1968), and the Biblical Institute Rome (S.S.D., 1976). Meier is William K. Warren Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. His fields include biblical studies and Christianity and Judaism in antiquity. Before coming to Notre Dame, he was professor of New Testament at the Catholic University of America.
John P. Meier's series A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus begins by invoking the methods of modern historical research to "recover, recapture, or reconstruct" the "historical Jesus." Meier suggests that such research might admit agreement of Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and agnostic scholars as to "who Jesus of Nazareth was and what he intended" (v. 1, 1991, p. 1).
The criteria are to be used in concert for mutual correction. Still, any claim is only to the probable, not the certain. The rest of Volume 1 discusses the origins of Jesus as to formative years, "external" influences (language, education, and socioeconomic status), and "internal" influences (family ties and marital and lay status). The volume concludes with a survey of Jesus' life chronology.
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