Milestone: Jack T. Sanders (1935–2016)

Jack T. Sanders passed away on January 21, 2016, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, at the age of 80. Dr. Sanders served as the head of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Oregon for many years before retiring in 2002. His work concentrated on the beginnings of conflict between Christians and Jews, as well as how religious ideas were accepted and adapted in various cultures. These studies resulted in many publications, including Ethics in the New Testament (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1975), The Jews in Luke-Acts (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1987) and Schismatics, Sectarians, Dissidents, Deviants (Valley Forge, PA: […]