Braam malherbe biography of abraham

South African-American biblical scholar and theologian

Abraham J. Malherbe (May 15, 1930 - September 28, 2012) was a distinguished South African-American biblical scholar and theologian.

He taught at Yale Divinity School from 1970 until 1994, and was named Buckingham Distinguished Professor of New Testament Criticism and Interpretation in 1981.^[1][2][3][4]

Malherbe was a prolific author and made major contributions in several areas.

He is best known for his work in Hellenistic moral philosophy, especially Cynic philosophy and Graeco-Roman moral exhortation, and the ways in which it influenced the Pauline tradition and early Christianity more widely. His “Hellenistic Moralists and the New Testament” (ANRW) was the most cited forthcoming article in the history of New Testament studies.

Publications

• The World of the New Testament (1967)
• The Cynic Epistles: A Study Edition (1977)
• Social Aspects of Early Christian