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John Muddiman
British theologian (1947–2020)
John Muddiman (1947 – 5 December 2020) was a British academic and Anglican priest.[1] He was the G. B. Caird Fellow in New Testament Theology at Mansfield College, Oxford, from 1990 until his retirement in 2012.[2]
John Muddiman | |
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Muddiman in 2006 explaining The Supper at Emmaus by Rembrandt van Rijn | |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Academic and clergyman |
| Academic background | |
| Education | King Edward VI School, Southampton |
| Alma mater | |
| Doctoral advisor | G. B. Caird |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Theology |
Muddiman was educated at King Edward VI School, Southampton. He studied at Keble College, Oxford and Selwyn College, Cambridge, and trained for Holy Orders at Westcott House, Cambridge.[3] He studied for his DPhil under the supervision of G. B. Caird.[4]
Ordained ministry
Muddiman was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1972 and as a priest in 1973.[3] He studied for his doctorate, while simultaneously serving as Chaplain of New College, Oxford. He was a non-stipendiary priest at the Church of St Mary and St Nicholas, Littlemore from 1997 to 2012.[3] He died on December 5, 2020, after a short illness.
Academic career
Amongst his academic works, he has produced a critically acclaimed examination of authorship in the Epistle to the Ephesians. Moreover, along with John Barton, he has co-edited the Oxford Bible Commentary, a particular favourite amongst undergraduate theologians. His most recent work is a study of the authenticity of the Pauline Epistles. He was co-editor of the Journal of Theological Studies from 2010 to 2012 (succeeding John Barton as biblical editor and being succeeded in turn by Katherine Southwood).
- "Remembering the Revd Dr John Muddiman | Mansfield College, Oxford". www.mansfield.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- "UNIVERSITY PREACHERS: HILARY TERM 2004". Oxford University Gazette. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
- "John Bernard Muddiman". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- Muddiman, John, The Epistle to the Ephesians (2001)