John Muddiman (1947 – 5 December 2020) was a British academic and

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priest. He was the G. B. Caird Fellow in New Testament Theology at Mansfield College, Oxford, from 1990 until his retirement in 2012.

Early life and education

Muddiman was educated at King Edward VI School, Southampton. He studied at

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and

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, and trained for

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at Westcott House, Cambridge. He studied for his DPhil under the supervision of G. B. Caird.Muddiman, John, The Epistle to the Ephesians (2001)

Career

Ordained ministry

Muddiman was

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in the

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as a

deacon A deacon is a member of the diaconate, an office in Christian churches that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions. Major Christian denominations, such as the Cathol ...

in 1972 and as a

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in 1973. He studied for his doctorate, while simultaneously serving as

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. He was a

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at the Church of St Mary and St Nicholas, Littlemore from 1997 to 2012. He died on 5 December 2020, after a short illness.

Academic career

Amongst his academic works, he has produced a critically acclaimed examination of authorship in the Epistle to the Ephesians. Moreover, along with John Barton, he has co-edited the ''Oxford Bible Commentary'', a particular favourite amongst undergraduate theologians. His most recent work is a study of the authenticity of the Pauline Epistles. He was co-editor of ''

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'' from 2010 to 2012 (succeeding John Barton as biblical editor and being succeeded in turn by Katherine Southwood).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Muddiman, John Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Fellows of Mansfield College, Oxford Alumni of Keble College, Oxford Alumni of Selwyn College, Cambridge Alumni of Westcott House, Cambridge