John J. Collins

John J. Collins
John J. Collins
Born	John Joseph Collins; 2 February 1946; Ireland
Title	Holmes Professor of Old Testament Criticism and Interpretation at Yale Divinity School
Spouse	Adela Collins (née Yarbro)
Academic background
Alma mater	University College Dublin; Harvard University;
Academic work
Discipline	Biblical studies
Institutions	University of Notre Dame; University of Chicago; Yale University;
Main interests	Hebrew Bible; Second Temple Judaism; Dead Sea Scrolls; apocalyptic literature;
Notable works	Daniel (Hermeneia; 1993); The Apocalyptic Imagination (1984); The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Biography (2012); What Are Biblical Values? (2019);

John Joseph Collins (born 2 February 1946) is an Irish-born American scholar of the Hebrew Bible and Second Temple Judaism, Holmes Professor Emeritus of Old Testament Criticism and Interpretation at Yale Divinity School. His research centers on Jewish apocalyptic literature and the Dead Sea Scrolls. He served as general editor of the Anchor Yale Bible Series from 2008 to 2025, then was succeeded by Candida R. Moss. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2018.