Richard A. Burridge
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Richard A. Burridge is Dean of King's College London
, where he is also Professor of Biblical Interpretation. He was educated at University College, Oxford
where he received an MA
and the University of Nottingham
where he read for a PhD
. His doctoral thesis on the genre of the gospels was published in 1992 as What are the Gospels? A Comparison with Graeco-Roman Biography and is highly influential.
Burridge was Lazenby Chaplain at the University of Exeter
, where he also lectured in Theology
and Classics
prior to joining Kings' College London. Burridge has been Dean of King's College London
since 1993 and in 2007 he was appointed Director of New Testament Studies. Burridge was a trustee of Cumberland Lodge
between 1998 and 2008. In 2008 he was appointed to a personal Chair in Biblical Interpretation.
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
, where he is also Professor of Biblical Interpretation. He was educated at University College, Oxford
University College, Oxford
.University College , is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2009 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £110m...
where he received an MA
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
and the University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham
The University of Nottingham is a public research university based in Nottingham, United Kingdom, with further campuses in Ningbo, China and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
where he read for a PhD
PHD
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. His doctoral thesis on the genre of the gospels was published in 1992 as What are the Gospels? A Comparison with Graeco-Roman Biography and is highly influential.
Burridge was Lazenby Chaplain at the University of Exeter
University of Exeter
The University of Exeter is a public university in South West England. It belongs to the 1994 Group, an association of 19 of the United Kingdom's smaller research-intensive universities....
, where he also lectured in Theology
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
and Classics
Classics
Classics is the branch of the Humanities comprising the languages, literature, philosophy, history, art, archaeology and other culture of the ancient Mediterranean world ; especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during Classical Antiquity Classics (sometimes encompassing Classical Studies or...
prior to joining Kings' College London. Burridge has been Dean of King's College London
Dean of King's College London
King's College London is unusual amongst British educational institutions, in that its Dean is an ordained person, responsible for overseeing the spiritual development and welfare of all students and staff as well as fostering vocations amongst the worshipping community.-Deans of King's College:*...
since 1993 and in 2007 he was appointed Director of New Testament Studies. Burridge was a trustee of Cumberland Lodge
Cumberland Lodge
Cumberland Lodge is a 17th century country house in Windsor Great Park located 3.5 miles south of Windsor Castle. It is now occupied by a charitable foundation which holds residential conferences, lectures and discussions concerning the burning issues facing society. The primary beneficiaries of...
between 1998 and 2008. In 2008 he was appointed to a personal Chair in Biblical Interpretation.
Selected bibliography
- Imitating Jesus: An Inclusive Approach to New Testament Ethics (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007)
- ‘Being Biblical? Slavery, Sexuality, and the Inclusive Community’ The 22nd Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture (delivered at Westminster Abbey and Keble College Oxford, May 2007)
- 'Genres of the New Testament: Gospels’ Chapter 26 in J W Rogerson and J M Lieu, eds., Oxford Handbook of Biblical Studies (Oxford University Press, 2006, pp. 514–29)
- 'Who Writes, Why and For Whom?’ in Markus Bockmuehl and Donald A. Hagner, eds., The Written Gospel (Cambridge University Press, 2005, pp. 99–115)
- Jesus Now and Then, co-authored with Graham Gould (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004)
- Faith Odyssey: A Journey Through Life (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003)
- Faith Odyssey: A Journey Through Lent (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2000)
- John: The People's Bible Commentary (Oxford, Bible Reading Fellowships, 1998)
- Four Gospels, One Jesus? (London: SPCK, 1994; American edition, Eerdmans, 1994, reprinted 1996 and 1999; SPCK second edition, 1998)
- What are the Gospels? A Companion with Graeco-Roman Biography (Cambridge: C.U.P. 1992; SNTS Monograph Series 70; paperback edition, 1995)