Hector Avalos





Hector Avalos

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born
October 08, 1958

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male

place of birth
Nogales, Sonora, Mexico

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Religion & Spirituality, History, Philosophy


about this author

Hector Avalos is a professor of Religious Studies at Iowa State University and the author of several books about religion. He is a former Pentecostal preacher and child evangelist. Recognized as one of the foremost scholars of health care in the ancient world, Avalos is also one of the most prominent secular humanist biblical scholars today.

He has a Doctor of Philosophy in Hebrew Bible and Near Eastern Studies from Harvard University (1991), a Master of Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School (1985), and a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of Arizona in 1982.

Avalos arrived at Iowa State University in the Fall of 1993 after completing a postdoctoral fellowship (1991-93) in the departments o...more




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The End of Biblical Studies The End of Biblical Studies
by Hector Avalos
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Fighting Words: The Origins Of... Fighting Words: The Origins Of Religious Violence
by Hector Avalos
avg rating 5.00 — 2 ratings — published 2005
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Health Care and the Rise of Ch... Health Care and the Rise of Christianity
by Hector Avalos
avg rating 2.67 — 3 ratings — published 1999
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Strangers in Our Own Land: Rel... Strangers in Our Own Land: Religion In Contemporary U.S. Latina/O Literature
by Hector Avalos
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Illness and Health Care in the... Illness and Health Care in the Ancient Near East: The Role of the Temple in Greece, Mesopotamia, and Israel (Harvard Semitic Monographs)
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Se Puede Saber Si Dios Existe? Se Puede Saber Si Dios Existe?
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Introduction to the U.S. Latin... Introduction to the U.S. Latina and Latino Religious Experience
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