John Barton (theologian)

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The Reverend
John Barton
FBA
Born (1948-06-17) 17 June 1948 (age 75)
London, England
TitleOriel and Laing Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture (1991–2014)
Spouse
Mary Burn
​
(m. 1973)​
Academic background
biblical interpretation
  • Old Testament theology
    • InstitutionsUniversity of Oxford

    John Barton

    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.

    His research interests and extensive publications have been in the areas of the

    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.

    Early life and education

    John Barton was born on 17 June 1948 in London, England.

    Master of Arts (MA Oxon) degree in 1973.[3][4]

    He moved to

    higher doctorate, by the University of Oxford in 1988.[2]

    Career

    Academic career

    Barton was a

    Jesuit-run permanent private hall of the University of Oxford.[2][4]

    Additional roles

    He has been a Delegate of

    Journal of Theological Studies and is one of two Anglophone editors for the German monograph series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, published in Berlin.[11]

    Ordained ministry

    In 1973, Barton was

    Canon Theologian of Winchester Cathedral between 1991 and 2003.[3][2] He assists in services and other activities in the parish of Abingdon, in which he resides.[4][12]

    From 2000 to 2005 and from 2009 to 2010 he served on the church's General Synod, representing the clergy of the University of Oxford.[citation needed] He sits on the Governing Body of Ripon College Cuddesdon,[citation needed] and was elected President of Modern Church in 2011.[13] In 2013, Barton resigned from the office due to ill health,[14] but he continues to serve on the editorial board of the periodical, Modern Church.[12]

    Research interests

    Barton's research interests have included the

    biblical interpretation, Old Testament theology, as well as biblical ethics.[9]

    Honours

    In 2007, Barton was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and social sciences.[6] He is also a Corresponding Fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.[4][15][16]

    In 1998, Barton was awarded an honorary Doctor of Theology (Dr. theol.) degree by the University of Bonn.[2]

    A History of the Bible: The Book and Its Faiths was shortlisted for the 2020 Wolfson History Prize[17] and won the 2019 Duff Cooper Prize.[18] It was adapted for radio and broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2020.[19]

    Books

    Sole authorship

    1. Barton, John (1980). Amos's Oracles against the Nations. Society for Old Testament Study monograph series. Vol. 6. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
      OCLC 5241529
      .
    2. ——— (1984). Reading the Old Testament: Method in Biblical Study. London & Philadelphia, PA: Darton, Longman & Todd & Westminster Press.
      OCLC 10507716
      .
    3. ——— (1986). Oracles of God: Perceptions of Ancient Prophecy in Israel after the Exile. London: Darton, Longman & Todd.
      OCLC 16922767
      .
    4. ——— (1989). Love Unknown: Meditations on the Death and Resurrection of Jesus. London: SPCK.
      OCLC 869153450
      .
    5. ——— (1988). People of the Book? The Authority of the Bible in Christianity. Bampton lecture, 1988. Philadelphia, PA: Westminster John Knox Press.
      OCLC 18739764
      .
    6. ——— (1991). What is the Bible?. London: SPCK.
      OCLC 927643761
      .
    7. ——— (1995). Isaiah 1-39. Old Testament Guides. Sheffield, UK: Sheffield Academic Press.
      OCLC 463409488
      .
    8. ——— (1997). The Spirit and the Letter: Studies in the Biblical Canon. London: SPCK.
      OCLC 475988728
      .
    9. ——— (1997). Making the Christian Bible. London: Darton, Longman & Todd.
      OCLC 38040897
      . - American edition How the Bible came to be
    10. ——— (1998). Ethics and the Old Testament. London: SCM Press.
      OCLC 925328303
      .
    11. ——— (2001). Joel and Obadiah: A Commentary. Old Testament Library. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox.
      OCLC 46685175
      .
    12. ——— (2003). Understanding Old Testament Ethics. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox.
      OCLC 491719760
      .
    13. ——— (2005). Living Belief: Being Christian, Being Human. London: Continuum.
      OCLC 60590135
      .
    14. ——— (2007). The Nature of Biblical Criticism. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox.
      OCLC 1056607006
      .
    15. ——— (2007). The Old Testament: Canon, Literature and Theology: Collected Essays of John Barton. Society for Old Testament Study monographs. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.
      OCLC 1057586494
      .
    16. ——— (2012). The Theology of the Book of Amos. Old Testament Theology. New York & Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
      OCLC 809074127
      .
    17. ——— (2014). Ethics in Ancient Israel. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
      OCLC 902755851
      .
    18. ——— (2019). A History of the Bible: The Story of the World's Most Influential Book. New York: Viking.
      OCLC 1110588094
      .
    19. ——— (2022). The Word: On Translations of the Bible. London: Allen Lane.
      OCLC 1350405277
      .

    Joint authorship

    1. ———; Morgan, Robert (1988). Biblical Interpretation. Oxford Bible series. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
      OCLC 862147418
      .
    2. ———;
      OCLC 255303000
      .

    Edited

    1. ———;
      OCLC 907242123
      .
    2. ———;
      OCLC 35317733
      .
    3. ———, ed. (1998). The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Interpretation. Cambridge Companions to Religion. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
      OCLC 864267009
      .
    4. ———;
      OCLC 247059146
      . - English version Revelation and Story: Narrative Theology and the Centrality of Story
    5. ———;
      OCLC 870267288
      .
    6. ———, ed. (2002). The Biblical World. Vol. 1. New York & London: Routledge.
      OCLC 659913169
      .
    7. ———;
      OCLC 954735187
      .
    8. ———;
      OCLC 899037209
      .
    9. ———, ed. (2004). The Biblical World. Vol. 2. New York & London: Routledge.
      OCLC 659913172
      .
    10. ———;
      OCLC 876469857
      .
    11. ———, ed. (2016). The Hebrew Bible: a Critical Companion. Princeton & Oxford: Princeton University Press.
      OCLC 953843897
      .

    Festschrift

    1. OCLC 857990808
      .

    Personal life

    In 1973, Barton married Mary Burn. Together they have one daughter.[2]

    Barton lives in the parish of Abingdon.[12]

    References

    1. ^ "John Barton". Massachusetts Bible Society. Archived from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
    2. ^
      ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4
      .
    3. ^ a b c d e "John Barton". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
    4. ^ a b c d "john.Barton". Campion Hall. University of Oxford. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
    5. ^ J., Barton (1974). The relation of God to ethics in the eighth century prophets. E-Thesis Online Service (Ph.D). The British Library Board. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
    6. ^ a b c "British Academy - Elections to the Fellowship - British Academy". britac.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
    7. ^ Leverhulme Trust Staff (January 2010). "The Leverhulme Trust Newsletter [Major Research Fellowships, Humanities: Professor John Barton]" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
    8. ^ "Emeritus Fellows". Oriel College. University of Oxford. 6 January 2016. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
    9. ^ a b "University of Oxford, Theology Faculty - Prof. John Barton (Emeritus)". ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
    10. ^ "Oxford University Press - Annual Report HomePage". Global.oup.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
    11. ^ De Gruyter Company, Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (Supplements to the Journal for Old Testament Scholarship) at http://www.degruyter.com/view/serial/16135. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
    12. ^ a b c d Modern Church Staff (11 April 2015). "Editorial board". modernchurch.org.uk. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
    13. ^ Anthony Wollard, “Mind the Gap” in Signs of the Times, No. 42 - July 2011, see "Modern Church - - Mind the gap". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015..
    14. ^ Anthony Woollard, ”Endings and Beginnings” in Signs of the Times, No. 49 - April 2013, see "Modern Church - - Endings and beginnings". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.. Accessed September 22, 2015,
    15. ^ "Gruppe 8: Religionsvitenskap og teologi" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
    16. ^ "2008 - British Academy". britac.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
    17. ^ "Shortlist announced for £40k Wolfson History Prize". Books+Publishing. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
    18. ^ Comerford, Ruth (1 April 2020). "John Barton wins 2019 Duff Cooper Prize". The Bookseller. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
    19. ^ "A History of the Bible by John Barton". BBC Online. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

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    Preceded by Oriel and Laing Professor of
    the Interpretation of Holy Scripture
    1991–2014     		Succeeded by
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    Preceded by President of Modern Church
    2011–2013     		Succeeded by
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