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Apr 9, 2021 · Faculty Q&A Spotlight: David Brakke. What is your favorite class to teach? Why? My favorite course would probably be History 2220, “Introduction to the History of Christianity.” This course includes materials from the first century CE to the twenty-first century and from all over the world.
David Brakke is the Joe R. Engle Chair in the History of Christianity and Professor of History. He received the B.A. in English from the University of Virginia (1983), M.Div. from Harvard University (1986), and Ph.D. in religious studies from Yale University (1992).
David Brakke (NHC Fellow, 2022–23) Project Title. A Religion of the Books: The New Testament and Other Early Christian Scriptural Practices. The Ohio State University. Return to All Fellows. Fellowship Work Summary, 2022–23.
Jun 22, 2022 · David Brakke, Professor and Joe R. Engle Chair in the History of Christianity in the Department of History, studies and teaches the history and literature of ancient Christianity from its origins through the fifth century, with special interest in asceticism monasticism, Gnosticism, biblical interpretation, and Egyptian Christianity.
Feb 28, 2023 · February 28, 2023. Conference Held to Honor David Brakke. More than two dozen scholars from all over the country (and England) convened at LSU from Feb. 15 to 17th, to celebrate Prof. David Brakke at a conference in his honor.
David Brakke is the Joe R Engle Chair in the History of Christianity and professor of history at the Ohio State University. His books include The Gnostics: Myth, Ritual, and Diversity in Early Christianity (Harvard UP, 2010) and The Gospel of Judas: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary (Anchor Yale Bible; Yale UP 2022).
