Lightfoot Professor of Divinity
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The Lightfoot Professor of Divinity is a professorship or chair in the Department of Theology and Religion at Durham University
. The chair is named after the former Bishop of Durham Joseph Barber Lightfoot
. The current holder is Professor John Barclay.
Durham University
The University of Durham, commonly known as Durham University, is a university in Durham, England. It was founded by Act of Parliament in 1832 and granted a Royal Charter in 1837...
. The chair is named after the former Bishop of Durham Joseph Barber Lightfoot
Joseph Barber Lightfoot
Joseph Barber Lightfoot was an English theologian and Bishop of Durham, usually known as J.B. Lightfoot....
. The current holder is Professor John Barclay.
Lightfoot Professor of Divinity
- John M.G. Barclay, New Testament (2003-Present)
- James D.G. Dunn, New Testament (1982-2003)
- Douglas Rawlinson Jones, Old Testament (1964- ? )
- R.P.C. Hanson (1962-1964)
- Professor Christopher Evans (1959-1962)
- Professor Henry Ernest William (Hughie) Turner (1950-1958)
- Professor Stanley Lawrence Greenslade (1943-1950)
See also
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