Christopher Begg

Academic Area

  • Biblical Studies

    • School

  • School of Theology and Religious Studies

    • Expertise

  • Old Testament
  • Deuteronomistic History
  • Chronistic History
  • Josephus

    • Christopher Begg is a native of Washington, D.C.  Dr. Begg was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Washington on May 14th, 1977. Begg did his studies of theology and the Old Testament at the University of Louvain, Belgium, where he defended his dissertation for the S.T.D. with an Old Testament concentration in October, 1978. Since the fall of 1982, he has been teaching at what is now the School of Theology and Religious Studies at Catholic University. In the years 1998 - 2003 he served as a member of the International Theological Commission. His particular research interests are the Historical Books of the Old Testament and Josephus' rewriting of the biblical text.

    Publications

    • Josephus' Account of the Early Divided Monarchy

      Josephus' Account of the Early Divided Monarchy

      Josephus' Account of the Early Divided Monarchy

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    • Flavius Josephus Judean Antiquities 5-7

      Flavius Josephus Judean Antiquities 5-7

      Flavius Josephus Judean Antiquities 5-7

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