Bruce William Winter (born 2 July 1939) is an Australian conservative

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New Testament scholar and director of the Institute for Early Christianity in the Graeco-Roman World. Winter was warden of

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at the

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(1987–2006), and is currently lecturing part-time in the area of

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in Australia], the training arm of the

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in the state of

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. Winter's academic work has focused on the 1st-century context of the

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, about which he has written a number of books and numerous journal articles. He is a member of the Tyndale Fellowship, the

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, the British Epigraphic Society and the ''

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''.

Early life and education

Winter completed a B.A. in History, Political Science and Biblical Studies at the

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. After working for some time in the

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, during which time he received a Diploma in Public Administration, he commenced training for ordination at

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. In 1973, he left Australia and began parish ministry at the Anglican Saint George's Church, Singapore. After three years, he became the warden of St Peter's Hall, part of

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. In the years that followed, Winter gained a M.Th. from

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, followed by his Ph.D. entitled "Philo and Paul among the Sophists: A Hellenistic and Jewish Christian Response", through

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Career

Winter later applied for the position of warden at Tyndale House, Cambridge, UK, and was appointed to the position in August 1987.''The New Testament in its First Century Setting: Essays on Context and Background in Honour of B. W. Winter on his 65th Birthday'' (ed. P. J. Williams, et al.; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004), x-xiii. He remained warden until the end of 2006, after which he took up the position of principal of the Queensland Theological College, where he remained until December 2011. Winter is a former editor of the ''

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''. In 2004, a ''

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'' was published in his honour. The book, ''The New Testament in Its First Century Setting: Essays on Context and Background in Honour of B. W. Winter on His 65th Birthday'', included contributions from

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and Paul Barnett.

Works

Thesis

Books

* * - a development of his Ph.D. thesis * * - a revision of his 1997 work * *

As editor

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Articles and chapters

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References

External links

Queensland Theological College

Tyndale House, Cambridge

Moore Theological College
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