The Lightfoot Professor of Divinity is a professorship or chair in the Department of Theology and Religion at
Durham University
, mottoeng = Her foundations are upon the holy hills (Psalm 87:1)
, established = (university status)
, type = Public
, academic_staff = 1,830 (2020)
, administrative_staff = 2,640 (2018/19)
, chancellor = Sir Thomas Allen
, vice_chan ...
. The chair is named after the former
Bishop of Durham
The Bishop of Durham is the Anglican bishop responsible for the Diocese of Durham in the Province of York. The diocese is one of the oldest in England and its bishop is a member of the House of Lords. Paul Butler has been the Bishop of Durham ...
J. B. Lightfoot. The current holder is
John M. G. Barclay.
Lightfoot Professor of Divinity
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Stanley Lawrence Greenslade (1943–1950)
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Hugh Turner (1950–1958)
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Christopher Evans (1959–1962)
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R. P. C. Hanson (1962–1964)
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Douglas Rawlinson Jones, Old Testament (1964–1985)
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James D. G. Dunn, New Testament (1990–2003)
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John M. G. Barclay, New Testament (2003–present)
See also
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Bede Professor of Catholic Theology
The Bede Professor of Catholic Theology is a professorship or chair in the Department of Theology and Religion at Durham University. The chair is named after the Venerable Bede and is the first such post at a secular British University. The chair ...
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Van Mildert Professor of Divinity
The Van Mildert Professor of Divinity is one of the oldest chairs at Durham University. The chair is named in honour of Bishop William Van Mildert, one of the founders of the university. The holder of the Van Mildert chair, which is jointly funded ...
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