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David Brakke

Arts and Humanities · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1976
Biblical Studies and InterpretationHistorical and Linguistic StudiesHistorical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesArchaeology and Historical StudiesClassical Antiquity Studies

Publications

226

Citations

3,434

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

51

Publishing since 1976

Research summary
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David Brakke studies early Christianity and its historical development, with particular focus on Egyptian monasticism, Gnostic and apocryphal texts (such as the Gospel of Judas), and figures like Shenoute of Atripe, Athanasius, and Evagrius of Pontus. His work combines translation and editing of ancient texts with historical analysis of monastic life, theology, and scriptural interpretation in late antiquity. Students interested in the textual, religious, and social history of early Christian Egypt and the broader late antique Mediterranean world would find relevant material in his output.

Early Christianity and monasticismGnosticism and apocryphal textsLate antique Egypt (Coptic Christianity)Textual editing and translation of ancient sourcesHistory of biblical interpretation

Publication output has fluctuated over the past decade, with a peak around 2022 and a somewhat lower but steady pace of a few publications per year in recent years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.6/year recently
2017: 6 publications172018: 6 publications182019: 2 publications192020: 7 publications202021: 5 publications212022: 8 publications8222023: 2 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 3 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Peter Lang eBooks×14
  • The Journal of Religion×6
  • Yale University Press eBooks×5
  • Cambridge University Press eBooks×4
  • Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum / Journal of Ancient Christianity×4
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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