Darrell Jennings Doughty (June 24, 1936 – May 22, 2009) was an American

biblical scholar Biblical studies is the academic application of a set of diverse disciplines to the study of the Bible (the Old Testament and New Testament).''Introduction to Biblical Studies, Second Edition'' by Steve Moyise (Oct 27, 2004) pages 11–12 Fo ...

who taught

New Testament The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Christ ...

and

Early Christianity Early Christianity (up to the First Council of Nicaea in 325) spread from the Levant, across the Roman Empire, and beyond. Originally, this progression was closely connected to already established Jewish centers in the Holy Land and the Jewish ...

Drew Theological Seminary Drew University is a private university in Madison, New Jersey. Drew has been nicknamed the "University in the Forest" because of its wooded campus. As of fall 2020, more than 2,200 students were pursuing degrees at the university's three scho ...

for 35 years. Doughty is associated with the revival of Dutch radicalism, along with

Hermann Detering Hermann Detering (1953 – October 2018) was a Berlin pastor sceptical of Paul's authorship of the Pauline epistles, in line with radical criticism. He identified Paul with Simon Magus, the Samaritan sorcerer who opposed Peter. Simon Magus as Paul ...

(Germany) and

Robert M. Price Robert McNair Price (born July 7, 1954) is an American New Testament scholar. His most notable stance is arguing in favor of the Christ myth theorythe claim that a historical Jesus did not exist. Price is the author of a number of books on bi ...

. He was an

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of the

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Early life and education

Born in

Twin Falls, Idaho Twin Falls is the county seat and largest city of Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. The city had a population of 51,807 as of the 2020 census. In the Magic Valley region, Twin Falls is the largest city in a radius, and is the regional ...

, Doughty moved to

Oakland, California Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast of the United States, West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third ...

at an early age, and graduated from Fremont High School in 1954. After obtaining a

bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ...

nuclear engineering Nuclear engineering is the branch of engineering concerned with the application of breaking down atomic nuclei ( fission) or of combining atomic nuclei (fusion), or with the application of other sub-atomic processes based on the principles of n ...

at the

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant u ...

, in 1958, he studied

theology Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

at the

San Francisco Theological Seminary The San Francisco Theological Seminary (SFTS) is a seminary in San Anselmo, California with historic ties to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). SFTS became embedded in a new Graduate School of Theology of the University of Redlands in 2019. It was ...

, where he earned a Master of Divinity in 1962. In 1965, he obtained a

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from the

University of Göttingen The University of Göttingen, officially the Georg August University of Göttingen, (german: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, known informally as Georgia Augusta) is a public research university in the city of Göttingen, Germany. Founded ...

, where he had been a student of

Hans Conzelmann Hans Conzelmann (27 October 1915 – 20 June 1989) was a Protestant, German theologian and New Testament scholar. Life Conzelmann studied at the universities of Tübingen and Marburg (where he was influenced by Hans von Soden and Rudolf Bul ...

Career

Before moving to

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, in 1969, Doughty taught New Testament theology at

Princeton Theological Seminary Princeton Theological Seminary (PTSem), officially The Theological Seminary of the Presbyterian Church, is a private school of theology in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1812 under the auspices of Archibald Alexander, the General Assembly of ...

and at Southwestern at Memphis (now

Rhodes College Rhodes College is a private liberal arts college in Memphis, Tennessee. Historically affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA), it is a member of the Associated Colleges of the South and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges a ...

). During his career at Drew Theological Seminary, he became the editor of Drew’s publication ''Gateway Magazine'', and the associate editor of the ''

Journal of Higher Criticism The ''Journal of Higher Criticism'' is an academic journal covering issues "dealing with historical, literary, and history-of-religion issues from the perspective of higher criticism", published by the ''Institute for Higher Critical Studies''. The ...

''. He retired to

Portland, Maine Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maine and the seat of Cumberland County. Portland's population was 68,408 in April 2020. The Greater Portland metropolitan area is home to over half a million people, the 104th-largest metropol ...

, in 2004.

Writing

* ''Heiligkeit und Freiheit: eine exegetische Untersuchung der Anwendung des paulinischen Freiheitsgedanken in 1 Kor 7'' (Ph.D. diss., Göttingen, 1965) *
The Priority of ΧΑΡΙΣ
" ''

New Testament Studies ''New Testament Studies'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Cambridge University Press under the auspices of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas. The scope of the journal are short studies and articles on issues pertaining to th ...

'', vol. 19 (1973), pp. 163-180. (Subscription required) *
The Presence and Future of Salvation in Corinth
" '' Zeitschrift für die Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der Älteren Kirche'', vol. 66 (1975), pp. 61-90. (Subscription required) * "Women and Liberation in the Churches of Paul and the Pauline Tradition," ''Drew Gateway'', vol. 50 (1979), pp. 1-21 *
The Authority of the Son of Man (Mk 2.1-3.6)
" ''Zeitschrift für die Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der Älteren Kirche'', vol. 74 (1983), pp. 161-181. (Subscription required) *

" ''Journal of Higher Criticism'', vol. 1 (1994), pp. 95-128 *

" ''New Testament Studies'', vol. 41 (1995), pp. 102-122 *

" ''Journal of Higher Criticism'', vol. 4 (1997), pp. 3-54

References

External links

The Journal of Higher Criticism
{{DEFAULTSORT:Doughty, Darrell J. 1936 births 2009 deaths American biblical scholars American theologians People from Twin Falls, Idaho UC Berkeley College of Engineering alumni University of Göttingen alumni Princeton Theological Seminary faculty Rhodes College faculty Academics from Portland, Maine Drew University faculty Members of the Jesus Seminar Fremont High School (Oakland, California) alumni