The Burkitt Medal is awarded annually by the

British Academy The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and the social sciences. It was established in 1902 and received its royal charter in the same year. It is now a fellowship of more than 1,000 leading scholars spa ...

"in recognition of special service to Biblical Studies". Awards alternate between

Hebrew Bible The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh (;"Tanach"
'' New Testament The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Chri ...

studies (even years). It was established in 1923 and has been awarded to many notable theologians. It is named in honour of Francis Crawford Burkitt.

List of recipients

The first recipient of the Burkitt medal was R. H. Charles (1925). Below is a full list of recipients:"Burkitt Medal for Biblical Studies"
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1925–1999

* 1925 The Ven. Archdeacon R. H. Charles * 1926 Professor F. C. Burkitt * 1927 The Rev. Canon B. H. Streeter * 1928 Professor J. H. Ropes * 1929 The Rev. Professor M.-J. Lagrange, OP * 1930 Dr. C. G. Montefiore * 1931 No Award * 1932 Professor Alexander Souter * 1933 No Award * 1934 Sir Frederic G. Kenyon * 1935 No Award * 1936 Professor

Kirsopp Lake Kirsopp Lake (7 April 187210 November 1946) was an English New Testament scholar, Church historian, Greek Palaeographer, and Winn Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Harvard Divinity School. He had an uncommon breadth of interests. His ma ...

* 1937 No Award * 1938 The Rev. Dr.

W. O. E. Oesterley Rev. William Oscar Emil Oesterley (Calcutta 1866–1950) was a Church of England theologian, and professor of Hebrew and Old Testament at King's College, London, from 1926. His many books span a wide range of topics from Bible commentary and Chris ...

* 1939 The Rev. Dr. A. E. Brooke and Dr. Norman Mclean * 1940 The Rev. L. Hugues Vincent, OSD * 1941 The Rev. S. C. E. Legg * 1942 No Award * 1943 Professor S. A. Cook * 1944 The Rev. Dr.

H. Wheeler Robinson Henry Wheeler Robinson, known as H. Wheeler Robinson (7 February 1872 in Northampton, England – 12 May 1945 in Oxford, England) was a British theologian. Career H. Wheeler Robinson was educated at Regent's Park Baptist College, then still i ...

* 1945 The Rev. Professor

C. H. Dodd Charles Harold Dodd (1884–1973) was a Welsh New Testament scholar and influential Protestant theologian. He is known for promoting "realized eschatology", the belief that Jesus' references to the kingdom of God meant a present reality rathe ...

* 1946 Professor

Theodore Henry Robinson Theodore Henry Robinson (1881–1964) was a biblical scholar who became professor of Semitic languages at University College, Cardiff. Life Robinson was born in Edenbridge, Kent, on 9 August 1881 to the Baptist minister W. Venis Robinson and his ...

* 1947 The Rev. Dr. W. F. Howard * 1948 Professor

S. H. Hooke __NOTOC__ Samuel Henry Hooke (January 21, 1874 – January 17, 1968) was an English scholar writing on comparative religion. He is known for his ''Bible in Basic English'' translation. He was born in Cirencester, Gloucestershire. He was educated ...

* 1949 Professor Sigmund Mowinckel * 1950 The Rev. Professor T. W. Manson * 1951 The Rev. Professor H. H. Rowley * 1952 Professor Anton Fridrichsen * 1953 Sir Godfrey R. Driver * 1954 Professor P. E. Kahle and Professor Ludwig Koehler * 1955 Professor Walther Bauer * 1956 Professor Oscar Cullmann * 1957 The Rev.

Roland de Vaux Roland Guérin de Vaux (17 December 1903 – 10 September 1971) was a French Dominican priest who led the Catholic team that initially worked on the Dead Sea Scrolls. He was the director of the Ecole Biblique, a French Catholic Theological S ...

, OP * 1958 Professor

Joachim Jeremias Joachim Jeremias (20 September 1900 – 6 September 1979) was a German Lutheran theologian, scholar of Near Eastern Studies and university professor for New Testament studies. He was abbot of Bursfelde, 1968–1971. He was born in Dresden and sp ...

* 1959 Charles Virolleaud * 1960 The Rev. Dr. Vincent Taylor * 1961 The Rev. Professor A. R. Johnson * 1962 The Rev. Professor

Matthew Black Rev Matthew Black (3 September 1908, Kilmarnock – 2 October 1994, St Andrews) was a Scottish minister and biblical scholar. He was the first editor of the journal, ''New Testament Studies''. Life He was born in Kilmarnock the son of James Blac ...

* 1963 Professor Walther Eichrodt * 1964 Professor W. D. Davies * 1965 Professor

Otto Eissfeldt Otto Eißfeldt, spelled alternatively Otto Eissfeldt, (September 1, 1887, in Northeim – April 23, 1973, in Halle) was a German Protestant theologian, known for his work on the Old Testament and comparative near-east religious history. His ...

* 1966 Professor C. K. Barrett * 1967 Professor

Martin Noth Martin Noth (3 August 1902 – 30 May 1968) was a German scholar of the Hebrew Bible who specialized in the pre-Exilic history of the Hebrews and promoted the hypothesis that the Israelite tribes in the immediate period after the settlement in Can ...

* 1968 The Rev. Professor P. Benoit, OP * 1969 Professor D. Winton Thomas * 1970 The Rev. Professor C. F. D. Moule * 1971 Professor Ernst Kasemann * 1972 Professor W. Zimmerli * 1973 Professor W. G. Kummel * 1974 Professor C. J. Lindblom * 1975 Professor K. Aland * 1976 Professor E. H. Riesenfeld * 1977 Professor D. C. Westermann * 1978 Professor H. F. D. Sparks * 1979 Professor

F. F. Bruce Frederick Fyvie Bruce (12 October 1910 – 11 September 1990), usually cited as F. F. Bruce, was a Scottish biblical scholar who supported the historical reliability of the New Testament. His first book, ''New Testament Documents: Are They ...

* 1980 Professor P. A. H. De Boer * 1981 Professor G. B. Caird * 1982 Professor G. W. Anderson * 1983 Dom Bonifatius Fischer, OSB * 1984 The Rev. Professor J. A. Fitzmyer, SJ * 1985 Professor W. Mckane * 1986 Professor M. Hengel * 1987 Professor Dr R. Schnackenburg * 1988 Professor James Barr * 1989 Professor

C. E. B. Cranfield Charles Ernest Burland Cranfield, (13 September 1915 – 27 February 2015) was a British theologian, academic, and Christian minister. Biography Cranfield was born in Winchmore Hill, London on 13 September 1915 to parents Charles Ernest Cranfiel ...

* 1990 Professor R. M. Wilson * 1991 Professor J. A. Emerton * 1992 Dr Ernst Bammel * 1993 Professor Otto Kaiser * 1994 Professor B. M. Metzger * 1995 Professor Dr

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* 1996 Professor Dr E. Schweizer * 1997 Professor R. N. Whybray * 1998 Rev. Dr Margaret Thrall * 1999 Professor

Brevard S. Childs Brevard Springs Childs (September 2, 1923 – June 23, 2007) was an American Old Testament scholar and Professor of Old Testament at Yale University from 1958 until 1999 (and Sterling Professor after 1992), who is considered one of the most influe ...

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References

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