Kenneth Grayston (8 July 1914 – 10 June 2005) 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)."Professor Kenneth Grayston"
''The Times'', 12 July 2005. Grayston was born in Sheffield, and was raised and educated in south London. He studied chemistry at

St John's College, Oxford St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. Founded as a men's college in 1555, it has been coeducational since 1979.Communication from Michael Riordan, college archivist Its founder, Sir Thomas White, intended to pro ...

, then theology at

Wesley House Wesley House was founded as a Methodist theological college (or seminary) in Jesus Lane, Cambridge, England. It opened in 1921 as a place for the education of Methodist ministers and today serves as a gateway to theological scholarship for stu ...

, 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.

Publications

* ''The Gospel of John'' (Epworth Commentaries) * ''The Johannine Epistles'' (New Century Bible Commentary) * ''The Letters of Paul to the Philippians and to the Thessalonians''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Grayston, Kenneth British theologians 1914 births 2005 deaths Alumni of St John's College, Oxford English Methodist ministers Academics of the University of Bristol Alumni of Wesley House