John Painter
Australian New Testament scholar
About John Painter
Born 1935. John Painter is an Australian bible translator, new Testament scholar, theologian and university teacher.
John Painter, (born 22 September 1935 in Bellingen, New South Wales) is an Australian academic, New Testament scholar, and Christian theologian specializing in Johannine literature. He is currently Professor of Theology at Charles Sturt University in Canberra.
Biography Painter studied at Moore Theological College, the University of London, and the University of Durham. Before taking up his present position he had previously been Associate Professor at the University of Cape Town and La Trobe University. Painter was one of the translators of the Common English Bible.
Painter is married to Gillian and has two daughters.
Works Books
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β (2004). Sacrifice and Atonement in the Gospel of John. Israel und seine Heilstraditionen im Johannesevangelium, 287β313.
β (2007). The incarnation as a New Testament key to an Anglican public and contextual theology [Paper in: Public But Not Official: Anglican Contributions to Australian Life.]. St Mark's Review, (203), 61. β (2007). The signs of the messiah and the quest for eternal life. In What we have heard from the beginning: The past, present, and future of Johannine studies. (pp. 233β256). Baylor University Press. β (2008). 'The Light Shines in the Darkness' : Creation, Incarnation, and Resurrection in John. In Resurrection of Jesus in the Gospel of John (pp. 21β46). Mohr Siebeck. β (2009). A New Climate: The Theologian as Biblical Interpreter. In Embracing Grace: the theologian's task: essays in honour of Graeme Garrett (pp. 51β65). Barton Books. β (2009). The Johannine Epistles as Catholic Epistles. In Catholic Epistles and Apostolic Tradition (pp. 239β305). Baylor University Press. β (2010). An Anglican approach to public affairs in a global context. St Mark's Review, (213), 9-31.
β (2012). The generosity of God in the world: Preaching from John, 1 John and James. St Mark's Review, (219), 35.
β (2014). Mark and the Pauline mission. Two authors at the beginnings of Christianity, 527β553.
β (2018). The place of the Johannine canon within the New Testament canon. In The usefulness of scripture: Essays in honour of Robert W. Wall (pp. 178β202). Penn State University Press.
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Australian New Testament scholar
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John Painter was born on 22 September 1935.
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John Painter is a bible translator, new Testament scholar, theologian and university teacher.
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