John Barton (theologian)
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John Barton FBA (born 17 June 1948) is a British Anglican priest and biblical scholar. From 1991 to 2014, he was the Oriel and Laing Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Oriel College. In addition to his academic career, he has been an ordained and serving priest in the Church of England since 1973.
John Barton | |
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Born | (1948-06-17) 17 June 1948 (age 75) London, England |
Title | Oriel and Laing Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture (1991–2014) |
Spouse |
Mary Burn (m. 1973) |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Oxford |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Biblical studies |
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Institutions | University of Oxford |
His research interests and extensive publications have been in the areas of the Old Testament prophets, the biblical canon, biblical interpretation, and Old Testament theology. From 2010 to 2013, he researched Ethics in Ancient Israel, having been funded by a Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship. Barton is a foreign member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters and has been a Fellow of the British Academy since 2007.
As of 2013, he continued to assist in services and other activities in the parish of Abingdon, in which he resides.