Professor John Barton

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MA DPhil DLitt Oxf, Dr theol Bonn; FBA

Professor John Barton

Oriel & Laing Emeritus Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture

Emeritus Fellow 

Biography:

1973-4 JRF Merton; 1974-1989 University Lecturer in Theology (Old Testament); 1989-91 Reader in Biblical Studies; 1991-2014 Oriel & Laing Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture; 2014- SRF Campion Hall.

Research Area:

Hebrew Bible/ Old Testament

Research Interests:

Biblical canon; biblical ethics; prophets; hermeneutics; history of scholarship