Graham Stanton

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Graham Stanton
Born
Graham Norman Stanton

(1940-07-09)9 July 1940
Christchurch, New Zealand
Died18 July 2009(2009-07-18) (aged 69)
Cambridge, England
NationalityNew Zealander
TitleLady Margaret's Professor of Divinity
Spouse
Valerie Douglas
​
(m. 1965)​
Academic background
King's College, London
  • Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
    • Main interests
    Notable works
    • The Gospels and Jesus (1989)
    • Gospel Truth? (1995)

    Graham Norman Stanton (1940–2009) was a New Zealand

    Gospels, with a particular focus on Matthew's Gospel; Paul's letters, with a particular focus on Galatians; and second-century Christian writings, with a particular interest in Justin Martyr
    .

    Biography

    Stanton was born on 9 July 1940 in

    King's College, London. In 1998, he returned to Cambridge as Lady Margaret's Professor
    and as a Fellow at Fitzwilliam College.

    In 1996–1997, Stanton was the President of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas, a society of New Testament scholars. In 1982–1990), he was editor of the journal New Testament Studies and of the associated monograph series (1982–1991) and was a General Editor of the International Critical Commentaries (1984-2009).

    Among other honours, Stanton was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from the University of Otago in 2000;[3] in 2005, he was honoured with a Festschrift to mark his 65th birthday. The Written Gospel (eds. M. Bockmuehl and D. Hagner, Cambridge University Press) includes a bibliography of Stanton's books and articles until 2005 (9 authored books, 6 edited books, 60 authored articles or chapters). In 2006 he was awarded the Burkitt Medal by the British Academy for his contribution to biblical studies in the United Kingdom.[4]

    Stanton died on 18 July 2009 in Cambridge.[5] In 2011, a collection of essays discussing various aspects of Stanton's work was published in his memory.[6]

    Criticism of Christ myth theory

    Stanton criticised the arguments of Christ myth theorists. In his book The Gospels and Jesus, he wrote:

    Today, nearly all historians, whether Christians or not, accept that Jesus existed and that the gospels contain plenty of valuable evidence which has to be weighed and assessed critically. There is general agreement that, with the possible exception of Paul, we know far more about Jesus of Nazareth than about any first or second century Jewish or pagan religious teacher.[7]

    Works

    Books

    • Stanton, Graham N. (1974). Jesus of Nazareth in New Testament Preaching. Society of New Testament Studies: Monograph Supplement. Vol. 27. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
      OCLC 1166777
      .
    • ——— (1989). The Gospels and Jesus. Oxford Bible Series. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
      OCLC 43477458
      .
    • ——— (1992). A Gospel for a New People: Studies in Matthew. Edinburgh: T&T Clark.
      OCLC 21596331
      .
    • ——— (1995). Gospel Truth?: new light on Jesus and the Gospels. London: HarperCollins.
      OCLC 246873785
      .
    • ——— (2004). Jesus and Gospel. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
      OCLC 475052307
      .
    • ——— (2013).
      OCLC 854556985
      .

    Edited works

    Articles and chapters

    Festscrift

    References

    1. OCLC 500570772
      .
    2. ^ "Professor Graham Stanton (1940 - 2009)". Cambridge University. 22 July 2009. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
    3. ^ "Celebrated Alumni of the University of Otago".
    4. ^ "Burkitt Medal for Biblical Studies 2006 Awarded to Professor Graham Stanton". Archived from the original on 17 August 2013.
    5. ^ Thompson, David M. (16 October 2009). "Professor Graham Stanton: Biblical scholar who helped guide New Testament studies at Cambridge into the 21st century". The Independent. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
    6. ^ D.M. Gurtner; J. Willits; R.A. Burridge, eds. (2011). Jesus, Matthew's Gospel and Early Christianity: Studies in Memory of Graham N. Stanton. Library of New Testament Studies. Vol. 435. London: T&T Clark.
    7. ISBN 978-0199246168

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    Preceded by Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity
    1998–2007     		Succeeded by
    Professional and academic associations
    Preceded by President of the Studiorum
    Novi Testamenti Societas
    1996     		Succeeded by
    Awards
    Preceded by Burkitt Medal
    2006     		Succeeded by
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