Bruce D. Chilton (born September 27, 1949 in Roslyn, NY) is an American scholar of early Christianity and Judaism, and an Episcopalian priest.
He is Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Religion at Bard College, formerly Lillian Claus Professor of New Testament at Yale University, and Rector of the Church of St John the Evangelist[2] He holds a PhD in New Testament from Cambridge University (St. John's College).
He founded two academic periodicals, Journal for the Study of the New Testament and The Bulletin for Biblical Research.
Chilton was awarded the Doctor of Divinity degree honoris causa by General Theological Seminary in 2011.
Those environments, illuminated by archaeology and by historical sources, include: (1) rural Jewish Galilee, (2) the movement of John the Baptist, (3) the towns Jesus encountered as a rabbi, (4) the political strategy of Herod Antipas, and (5) deep controversy concerning the Temple in Jerusalem.