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John Barton

ジョン・バートン

Jon Bāton

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1948-06-17 （London, England）
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Religion
Anglican
Residence History
London, England → Oxford → Abingdon-on-Thames

Career

Occupations
Anglican priest, biblical scholar, theologian
Active Years
1973-2024
Affiliations
University of Oxford, Oriel College, Oxford, St Cross College, Oxford, Campion Hall, Oxford
Memberships
Modern Church (former President)
Nominations
Wolfson History Prize shortlist (2020, A History of the Bible)

Education

Latymer Upper School
Country: United Kingdom
Private school in Hammersmith, London
Keble College, University of Oxford
Theology
Degree: Bachelor of Arts (MA 1973)
Year of Graduation: 1969
Country: United Kingdom
BA promoted to MA per Oxbridge tradition in 1973
Merton College, University of Oxford
Theology
Degree: DPhil
Year of Graduation: 1974
Country: United Kingdom
Doctoral thesis: The Relation of God to Ethics in the Eighth Century Prophets
University of Oxford
Degree: DLitt
Year of Graduation: 1988
Country: United Kingdom
Higher doctorate

Awards

Fellow of the British Academy
2007
Organization: British Academy
Result: Fellow
Corresponding Fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
Organization: Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
Result: Fellow
Honorary Doctor of Theology
1998
Organization: University of Bonn
Result: Honorary degree
Duff Cooper Prize
2019
Work: A History of the Bible: The Story of the World's Most Influential Book
Organization: Society of Authors
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

A History of the Bible: The Story of the World's Most Influential Book

2019 Bible history and theology

Explores the history of the Bible and its role in various faiths.

biblical interpretationbiblical canonfaith
Adaptations
  • [Radio] A History of the Bible (2020)

Ethics in Ancient Israel

2014 Old Testament ethics

Study of ethics in ancient Israel.

Old Testamentethicsprophets

The Theology of the Book of Amos

2012 Old Testament commentary

Theological analysis of the Book of Amos.

prophetstheology

Bibliography

  • Amos's Oracles against the Nations
  • Reading the Old Testament: Method in Biblical Study
  • Oracles of God: Perceptions of Ancient Prophecy in Israel after the Exile
  • Love Unknown: Meditations on the Death and Resurrection of Jesus
  • People of the Book? The Authority of the Bible in Christianity
  • What is the Bible?
  • Isaiah 1-39
  • The Spirit and the Letter: Studies in the Biblical Canon
  • Making the Christian Bible
  • Ethics and the Old Testament
  • Joel and Obadiah: A Commentary
  • Understanding Old Testament Ethics
  • Living Belief: Being Christian, Being Human
  • The Nature of Biblical Criticism
  • The Old Testament: Canon, Literature and Theology
  • The Theology of the Book of Amos
  • Ethics in Ancient Israel
  • A History of the Bible: The Story of the World's Most Influential Book
  • The Word: On Translations of the Bible

Style & Themes

Literary Style
academicanalyticalclear
Recurring Motifs
Old Testament prophetsbiblical canonbiblical interpretationOld Testament theologybiblical ethics

Health

  • ill health
    2013年頃
    Resigned as President of Modern Church but continues on editorial board

Legacy

Renowned biblical scholar specializing in Old Testament studies, author of influential academic works, Fellow of the British Academy.

Academic Societies

  • British Academy
  • Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters

Trivia

  • Married Mary Burn in 1973; they have one daughter.
  • President of Modern Church from 2011 to 2013.
  • Delegate of Oxford University Press since 2005.