James C. VanderKam earned his Ph.D. degree from Harvard University in 1976. He taught at North Carolina State University from 1976 to 1991, at which time he accepted a position at the University of Notre Dame where he remained until 2016. There he was the John A. O'Brien Professor of Hebrew Scriptures. Beginning in 1989, he was a member of the team of scholars appointed to publish the Dead Sea Scrolls and participated in the publication of thirteen volumes in the "Discoveries in the Judaean Desert" series. In 2021 he was the president of the Society of Biblical Literature.

• Preface Why Write a Biography of R.H. Charles: Charles in Context Part 1 The Early Years (1855-1890) Part 2 The Oxford Years (1890-1913 2.1: The Book of Enoch 2.2: The Book of Jubilees 2.3: (Slavonic) Enoch 2.4: (Syriac Apocalypse of) Baruch 2.5: The Assumption of Moses 2.6: Recognition and Syntheses 1898-1899 2.7: The Ascension of Isaiah 2.8: More Honors and the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs 1901-1908 2.9: The Last Oxford Years 1909-1913 and The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament 2.10: The Book of Daniel Part 3 The Westminster Years (1913-31) 3.1: Return to Priestly Service 3.2: The Topical Books 3.3: The Book of Revelation 3.4: Scholarly Work 1914-1915 3.5: The Chronicle of John, Bishop of Nikiu 3.6: The Ten Commandments 3.7: The End of His Days Bibliographies Bibliography of Works Cited Bibliography of R. H. Charles

VanderKam's contextualization and review of Charles's various academic works marks the greatest contribution of this book. VanderKam's history of scholarship on each of these works prior to Charles and his detailed analysis of Charles's contributions and legacy on each will be particularly valuable to anyone studying for exams in these areas.