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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.
John Bernard Adie Barton, CBE (26 November 1928 – 18 January 2018), was a British theatre director and teacher whose close association with the Royal Shakespeare Company spanned more than half a century.
In A History of the Bible, John Barton argues that the Bible is not a prescription to a complete, fixed religious system, but rather a product of a long and intriguing process, which has inspired Judaism and Christianity, but still does not describe the whole of either religion.
In A History of the Bible, John Barton argues that the Bible is not a prescription to a complete, fixed religious system, but rather a product of a long and intriguing process, which has inspired...
Dec 29, 2020 · Professor John Barton’s fascinating 'A History of the Bible' investigates the origins, development and contemporary meaning of this greatest of unread bestsellers. From a disparate collection of...
John Barton is Oriel & Laing Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture, University of Oxford. His publications include The Theology of the Book of Amos (Cambridge University Press, 2012) and Oracles of God: Perceptions of Ancient Prophecy in Israel after the Exile (2007).
01865 286119. john.barton@theology.ox.ac.uk. 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 (s): Biblical Studies: Old Testament. Research Interests:
Apr 4, 2019 · John Barton was the Oriel and Laing Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture at the University of Oxford from 1991 to 2014 and since 1973 has been a serving priest in...
Aug 4, 2020 · John Barton is a theologian who served as the Oriel and Laing Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture at the University of Oxford in England for twenty-three years, and has been a serving priest in the Church of England since 1973.
Feb 1, 1998 · by John Barton (Author) 4.2 174 ratings. See all formats and editions. In a clear and concise way, John Barton describes the development of the Bible. He explains how the Bible came to be written and collected into the authoritative Scriptures of the Christian Church.
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