Robin Griffith-Jones (born 1956) is a

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priest, Master of the Temple in

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and a lecturer at

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. Griffith-Jones was educated at

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and New College, Oxford, before working at Christie's for some years. He is a fellow of the

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. In 1999, Griffith-Jones was appointed Master of the Temple in London, the title given to the senior cleric of the

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. His official style is currently "The Reverend and Valiant Master of the Temple"; this is not used on the official website but is confirmed by the Middle Temple website and has been used by him in interviews. Prior to this he was chaplain of Lincoln College, Oxford, from 1992 to 1999 and a curate in

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from 1989 to 1992. He is the son of Mervyn Griffith-Jones, who was the prosecutor at the

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trial and the

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. In December 2015 he appeared on the BBC's '' The Sky at Night'', when the programme's topic was about the

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, talking to Dallas Campbell. He is the brother of

John Griffith-Jones John Guthrie Griffith-Jones (born 11 May 1954) is a British accountant. He was chairman of the Financial Conduct Authority. Early life John Griffith-Jones was born on 11 May 1954. He is the son of Mervyn Griffith-Jones and Joan Baker. He was ...

Books

*2000: ''The Four Witnesses: The Rebel, the Rabbi, the Chronicler, and the Mystic''. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco *2004: ''The Gospel According to Paul: The Creative Genius Who Brought Jesus to the World''. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco *2006: ''The Da Vinci Code and the Secrets of the Temple: The Master of The Temple''. Norwich: Canterbury Press *2008: ''Mary Magdalene: The Woman whom Jesus Loved''. Norwich: Canterbury Press

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1956 births Living people Alumni of New College, Oxford 20th-century English Anglican priests 21st-century English Anglican priests English religious writers Fellows of Lincoln College, Oxford Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London People educated at Westminster School, London Academics of King's College London Masters of the Temple {{ChurchofEngland-clergy-stub