John Painter (theologian)
John Painter FAHA (born 22 September 1935 in Bellingen, New South Wales) is an Australian New Testament scholar. He is currently Professor of Theology at Charles Sturt University in Canberra.[1]
Painter studied at Moore Theological College, the University of London and the University of Durham. Before taking up his present position he had previously been Associate Professor at the University of Cape Town and La Trobe University. Painter was one of the translators of the Common English Bible.[2]
Painter is married to Gillian and has two daughters.[1] In 2001 he was awarded the Centenary Medal for "service to Australian society and the humanities in the study of religion."[3]
Publications
Books
- John: Witness and Theologian (1975) ISBN 0-281-02880-X Third edition (1986) ISBN 0-9594192-2-5
- Theology as Hermeneutics: Rudolf Bultmann's Interpretation of the History of Jesus (1987) ISBN 1-85075-051-3
- The Quest for the Messiah: The History, Literature and Theology of the Johannine Community (1991) ISBN 0-567-09592-4 Second edition (1993) ISBN 0-687-35 153-7
- Mark's Gospel (1997) ISBN 0-415-11365-2
- Just James: The Brother of Jesus in History and Tradition (1997) ISBN 1-57003-174-6 Second edition (2004) ISBN 1-57003-523-7
- 1, 2, and 3 John (2002) ISBN 0-8146-5812-1. Corrected paperback 2008, ISBN 978-0-8146-5973-1.
- Word, Theology, and Community in John (2002) ISBN 0-8272-4246-8
- "James" in James and Jude (2012) ISBN 978-0-8010-3634-7
References
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