Daniel Zimmerman
About:
I am a scholar of Early Christian literature, including writings from the New Testament, Patristics, and the Nag Hammadi library. I graduated summa cum laude with a BA in Religious Studies from Cornell University in December 2017 . My senior honors thesis was entitled “Make Her Male: An Examination of the Gospel of Thomas’ Final Logion” and dealt with late antique interpretations of the 114th logion in the Gospel of Thomas. In my current research, I am interested in the construction of ‘heresy,’ particularly as it pertains to Gnostic writings in the second and third centuries CE.
Fellowships & Awards:
- Dumbarton Oaks Coins and Seals Summer Session (2019)
- Rowny Fellowship (2018)
- Weiner Prize for Undergraduate Research on Buddhist Practice (2017)
- Reginald Foster Scholarship for Paideia Institute’s Living Greek in Greece (2017)
Courses:
- RGST 116A: The New Testament & Early Christianity (Summer 2021; Instructor)
- RGST 20: Indic Civilization (Spring 2020; TA)
- RGST 24: Jesus in Comparative Perspective (Winter 2020; TA)
- RGST 21: Zen Buddhism (Fall 2019; TA)
Languages:
- English (native)
- Ancient Greek (advanced)
- Latin (intermediate)
- German (intermediate; reading)
- Spanish (intermediate)
- Swedish (intermediate)
- Coptic (intermediate)
- Modern Greek (beginner)
- French (beginner)