Kenneth Grayston
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Kenneth Grayston was a British theologian. He is the author of Dying, We Live. A New Inquiry into the Death of Christ in the New Testament (1990).
Grayston was born in Sheffield
, and was raised and educated in south London. He studied chemistry at St. John's College, Oxford, then theology at Wesley House
, Cambridge. He was ordained as a Methodist minister in 1942. In 1944, he was appointed assistant director of broadcasting at the BBC
, moving from there to become a tutor in New Testament
at Didsbury Theological College
, then a lecturer at the University of Bristol
. He held the post of professor of theology there from 1965 until 1979. He also served as dean of the Faculty of Arts from 1972 until 1974, and as the university's pro-vice chancellor from 1976 until 1979.
Grayston was born in Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
, and was raised and educated in south London. He studied chemistry at St. John's College, Oxford, then theology at Wesley House
Wesley House
Wesley House is a Methodist theological college on Jesus Lane in Cambridge, England. It was founded in 1921 as a base for training Methodist ministers within the precincts of the University of Cambridge...
, Cambridge. He was ordained as a Methodist minister in 1942. In 1944, he was appointed assistant director of broadcasting at the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
, moving from there to become a tutor in New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
at Didsbury Theological College
Wesley College, Bristol
Wesley College, Bristol is a theological college in Bristol, England...
, then a lecturer at the University of Bristol
University of Bristol
The University of Bristol is a public research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom. One of the so-called "red brick" universities, it received its Royal Charter in 1909, although its predecessor institution, University College, Bristol, had been in existence since 1876.The University is...
. He held the post of professor of theology there from 1965 until 1979. He also served as dean of the Faculty of Arts from 1972 until 1974, and as the university's pro-vice chancellor from 1976 until 1979.