The Rylands Professor of Biblical Criticism and Exegesis is a professorship or chair in the Department of Religions and Theology at the
University of Manchester
, mottoeng = Knowledge, Wisdom, Humanity
, established = 2004 – University of Manchester Predecessor institutions: 1956 – UMIST (as university college; university 1994) 1904 – Victoria University of Manchester 1880 – Victoria Univ ...
, England. Formerly in the Faculty of Theology, the chair resides now in the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures. The chair was established in 1904 as one of two chairs endowed by
Enriqueta Rylands
Enriqueta Augustina Rylands (31 May 1843 – 4 February 1908) was a British philanthropist who founded the John Rylands Library in Manchester.
Early life
Enriqueta Augustina was born in Havana, Cuba, and was one of five children including José ...
in the former Faculty of Theology which was founded the same year. The current holder of the chair is Professor Peter Oakes, who was appointed in 2020.
Former holders
Former holders:
[''Biblical Scholarship in the Twentieth Century: The Rylands Chair of Biblical Criticism and Exegesis at the University of Manchester, 1904–2004'', Timothy T. Larsen, ed''. Bulletin of the John Rylands Library'' 86:3 (Autumn 2004)]
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Arthur Peake, 1904–1929
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C. H. Dodd
Charles Harold Dodd (1884–1973) was a Welsh New Testament scholar and influential Protestant theologian. He is known for promoting "realized eschatology", the belief that Jesus' references to the kingdom of God meant a present reality rathe ...
, 1930–1935
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Thomas Walter Manson, 1936–1958
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F. F. Bruce
Frederick Fyvie Bruce (12 October 1910 – 11 September 1990), usually cited as F. F. Bruce, was a Scottish biblical scholar who supported the historical reliability of the New Testament. His first book, ''New Testament Documents: Are They ...
, 1959–1978
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Barnabas Lindars, 1978–1990
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Christopher M. Tuckett, 1991–1996
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George J. Brooke, 1997–2016
References
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Biblical criticism
Professorships at the University of Manchester