Samuel Davidson Professor of Old Testament Studies
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The Samuel Davidson Professorship of Old Testament Studies is a chair in Old Testament studies at King's College, London (formerly of the University of London). It was established in 1925 and is named after the Irish Biblical scholar Samuel Davidson.[1]
List of Samuel Davidson Professors edit
- 1926 to 1929: George Herbert Box; first incumbent
- 1930 to 1945: S. H. Hooke
- 1945 to 1947: Alfred Guillaume
- 1948 to 1960: W. D. McHardy
- 1961 to 1982: Peter Ackroyd[2][3]
- 1983 to 1992: Ronald Clements; first incumbent to be based at King's College London
- 1992 to 1997: vacant
- 1997 to 2001: Michael A. Knibb[4]
- 2001 to 2012: vacant
- 2012 to present: Paul Joyce[5]
References edit
- ^ Joyce, P. M. (23 September 2014). "King's College London, Samuel Davidson, and the Scope of Biblical Studies". The Journal of Theological Studies. 65 (2): 407–424. doi:10.1093/jts/flu109.
- ^ 'ACKROYD, Rev. Prof. Peter Runham', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 accessed 24 Oct 2017
- ^ Coggins, Richard (29 March 2005). "Obituary: The Rev Peter Ackroyd". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Professor Michael Knibb". The British Academy. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Professor Paul Joyce". Department of Theology & Religious Studies. King's College London. Retrieved 24 October 2017.