John Dominic Crossan

American academic
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John Dominic Crossan was born February 17, 1934, in Nenagh.[1][2] He has citizenship of Ireland. His religion is Catholicism.

He is a historian, theologian, New Testament scholar, Catholic priest, monk, and religious writer.[3][4] His field is the historical Jesus and Christianity in the 1st century. He is a member of the Jesus Seminar.

He was educated at the Pontifical Biblical Institute, University of Saint Mary of the Lake, Catholic Theological Union, and French Biblical and Archaeological School of Jerusalem. His employer is DePaul University. He held a chairperson position as of 2012.[5]

John Dominic Crossan

Summary

John Dominic Crossan is a human[1]. His place of birth was Nenagh[2]. He was born on +1934-02-17T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a historian[4], theologian[5], New Testament scholar[6], monk[7], and religious writer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month, #7,220 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • John Dominic Crossan's place of birth was Nenagh[2].
  • John Dominic Crossan was born on +1934-02-17T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Dominic Crossan held citizenship in Ireland[10].
  • John Dominic Crossan is identified as part of the Irish Americans ethnic group[11].
  • John Dominic Crossan is identified as part of the Irish people ethnic group[12].
  • John Dominic Crossan's professions included historian[4].
  • John Dominic Crossan's professions included theologian[5].
  • John Dominic Crossan's professions included New Testament scholar[6].
  • John Dominic Crossan worked as a monk[7].
  • John Dominic Crossan worked as a religious writer[8].
  • John Dominic Crossan's field of work was historical Jesus[13].
  • John Dominic Crossan's field of work was Christianity in the 1st century[14].
  • John Dominic Crossan held the position of chairperson[15].
  • John Dominic Crossan was employed by DePaul University[16].
  • John Dominic Crossan was educated at Pontifical Biblical Institute[17].
  • John Dominic Crossan's education included a stint at Saint Eunan's College[18].
  • John Dominic Crossan was a member of Jesus Seminar[19].
  • John Dominic Crossan's religion is recorded as Catholicism[20].
  • John Dominic Crossan's religion is recorded as Christianity[21].
  • John Dominic Crossan's religion is recorded as Progressive Christianity[22].
  • John Dominic Crossan's image is recorded as 11 08 6972 John Dominic Crossan.jpg[23].
  • John Dominic Crossan is recorded as male[24].
  • John Dominic Crossan's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • John Dominic Crossan's ISNI is recorded as 000000010653209X[26].
  • John Dominic Crossan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 17265288[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Dominic Crossan's place of birth was Nenagh[2]. He was born on +1934-02-17T00:00:00Z[3]. Ethnic identities include Irish Americans[11], an ethnic community[28], in United States[29] and Irish people[12], an ethnic group[30], in Ireland[31].

Education

Educated at Pontifical Biblical Institute[17], a pontifical institute[32], in Italy[33], founded in 1909[34], headquartered in Rome[35] and Saint Eunan's College[18], a boarding school[36], in Ireland[37], founded in 1906[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[4], theologian[5], New Testament scholar[6], monk[7], and religious writer[8]. Fields of work include historical Jesus[13], a preacher[39] and Christianity in the 1st century[14], an events in a specific year or time period[40]. Among John Dominic Crossan's employers was DePaul University[16]. He held the position of chairperson[15].

Personal Life

Religious affiliations include Catholicism[20], a Christian denominational family[41], founded in 1054[42]; Christianity[21], a major religious group[43], founded in 0033[44]; and Progressive Christianity[22].

Why It Matters

John Dominic Crossan ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month, #7,220 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

Where was John Dominic Crossan born?

John Dominic Crossan was born in Nenagh[2].

What did John Dominic Crossan do for work?

John Dominic Crossan worked as historian[4], theologian[5], New Testament scholar[6], monk[7], and religious writer[8].

Where did John Dominic Crossan go to school?

John Dominic Crossan was educated at Pontifical Biblical Institute[17] and Saint Eunan's College[18].

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  19. [22] . progressivechristianity.org. Retrieved . progressivechristianity.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  25. [3] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . watchman.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  17. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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