Richard Bauckham

Richard Bauckham (born 22 September 1946, London) is one of the worlds leading New Testament and was a Professor of New Testament studies and Bishop Wardlaw Professor at the University of St Andrews until 2007, when he left and became Professor Emeritus in order to focus on research and writing. Bauckham is most well known for his works on Christology, the reliability of the Gospels, and his work on the Gospel of John in particular. Bauckham currently lives in Cambridge, although he continues to frequently visit St Andrews.

In 2006, Bauckham published his major volume Jesus and the Eyewitnesses, which has been described as the "most important book for understanding the issues of eyewitnesses in the Gospels" and "a major advance in Gospel criticism and historical investigation into Jesus and Christian origins." In 2017, Bauckham published a second volume of this work.

Education

Richard Bauckham first studied history at Clare College in Cambridge, where he received a B.A. Honors Degree and then a Ph.D.

Career

Richard Bauckham was first a fellow at St Johns College for 3 years, and then taught theology at the University of Leeds for a year. Bauckham then moved on to the University of Manchester, where he would teach historical and contemporary theology for another 15 years, until 1992, when he moved to St Andrews. At St Andrews, he started teaching at the University of St Andrews for another 15 years, where he became a Professor of New Testament Studies and Bishop Wardlaw Professor, and established his career as one of the leading theologians and historians in the field. In 2007, he became a Professor Emeritus at the University of St Andrews, where he left in order to focus on writing and research. Bauckham was also a Visiting Professor at St Mellitus College, London.

Between 1996-2002, Bauckham was the General Editor for the Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series. In 2008, Bauckham won the Burkitt Medal for his contributions to biblical studies, and in 2009, Bauckham won and received the Michael Ramsey prize for his book Jesus and the Eyewitnesses. Then, in 2010, he won the Franz-Delitzsch-Award for a volume of his collected essays, The Jewish World around the New Testament. Bauckham is also a fellow at both the British Academy and the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Bauckham has traveled around widely and given lectures abroad, and now lives in Cambridge.

Major Publications

Richard Bauckham has written many highly influential monographs, volumes and papers, including some of the following;

• Jesus and the eyewitnesses
• The theology of the Book of Revelation
• Climax of Prophecy: Studies on the Book of Revelation
• God Crucified
• Theology of Jürgen Moltmann
• Jude, 2 Peter