Hyam Maccoby, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Hyam Maccoby

British historian

Date of Birth: 20-Mar-1924

Place of Birth: Sunderland, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 02-May-2004

Profession: writer, librarian, historian, theologian, university teacher, Judaic scholar

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Hyam Maccoby

  • Hyam Maccoby (Hebrew: ???? ??????, 1924–2004) was a British scholar and dramatist specialising in the study of the Jewish and Christian religious tradition.
  • His grandfather and namesake was Rabbi Hyam (or "Chaim") Maccoby (1858–1916), better known as the "Kamenitzer Maggid", a passionate religious Zionist and advocate of vegetarianism and animal welfare. Maccoby was a Domus Exhibitioner in Classics at Balliol College, Oxford.
  • During the Second World War he served in the Royal Signals. Maccoby was librarian of Leo Baeck College in London.
  • In retirement he moved to Leeds, where he held an academic position at the Centre for Jewish Studies, University of Leeds.
  • Maccoby was known for his theories of the historical Jesus and the historical origins of Christianity. Maccoby also wrote extensively on the phenomenon of ancient and modern anti-Semitism.
  • He considered the Gospel traditions blaming the Jews for the death of Jesus and especially the legend of Judas Iscariot (which he believed to be a product of the Gentile Pauline Church) as the roots of Christian antisemitism.
  • Other topics of Maccoby's scholarship include the Talmudic tradition and the history of the Jewish religion.

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