Philip R. Davies

Philip R. Davies (1945–2018) was a British biblical scholar. He was Professor Emeritus of biblical studies at the University of Sheffield, England. In the late 1990s, he was the Director for the Centre for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls. He was also the publisher and editorial director of Sheffield Academic Press. He was the author of books and articles on ancient Israelite history and religion, including Scribes and Schools in the Library of Ancient Israel. Davies promoted the theory of cultural memory. He and David Clines edited the Journal for the Study of the Old Testament and its Supplement Series.

Notable works 1QM: the War Scroll from Qumran: Its Structure and History (Rome: Biblical Institute Press, 1977) The Damascus Document (Sheffield: JSOT Press, 1982) Cities of the Biblical World: Qumran (Cambridge: Lutterworth, 1982) Daniel (Sheffield: JSOT Press, 1985) Scribes and Schools (Westminster John Knox, 1998) In Search Of "Ancient Israel" (London and New York: T. & T. Clark Publishers, Ltd. 1992) The Complete World of the Dead Sea Scrolls, written with George J. Brooke, Phillip R. Callaway (London: Thames & Hudson, June 2002) Whose Bible Is It Anyway? (London and New York: T. & T. Clark Publishers, Ltd. 2004) Far From Minimal: Celebrating the Work and Influence of Philip R. Davies, edited by Duncan Burns and J. W. Rogerson (London and New York: T&T Clark International, 2012)

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