Ed Parish Sanders

Ed Parish Sanders (1937 - ) is a well-known biblical scholar with a specialty in the principles of the New Testament. Sanders spent 15 years as the Professor of Religion at Duke University until his retirement in 2005.

Sanders is a well respected historian on the subject of religion and seeks to enlighten his readership by presenting a practical view of religious history. Sanders has published many books on Judaism, both as the author and co-author. The author has received a number of prestigious awards including the Grawemeyer Award in the category of best book on religion.

Sanders' education is of some note. The author attended Wesleyan College in Fort Worth, Texas before moving on to the Perkins School of Theology at Texas' Southern Methodist University. Sanders also devoted 1962-1963 studying at various institutions of learning including Oxford, Göttingen, and in Jerusalem.

In 1966, Sanders completed his thesis at the...