Revd Dr David Wenham MA PhD
Vice-Principal Tutor in New Testament
David Wenham joined the Trinity faculty in summer 2008. He was brought up in Bristol, and then studied theology in Cambridge University. He went on to do research on the Gospels for his PhD at Manchester University, before taking up the position of Theological Students' Secretary with the Universities' and Colleges' Christian Fellowship (UCCF, formerly Inter-Varsity Fellowship). He then taught in India for five years at Union Biblical Seminary, returning in 1979 to Tyndale House in Cambridge where he directed the Gospels Research Project. He was a lay reader in Histon Parish Church near Cambridge, and did part-time ordination training at Ridley Hall.
He moved to Wycliffe Hall in Oxford in 1983, and taught New Testament in the Hall and the University for 24 years. He served as Dean and Vice-Principal for several years, and was also for seven years Assistant Priest in rural parishes near Oxford.
He gets particular pleasure out of seeking to make the Bible intelligible and exciting in classroom and parish contexts.
David has published widely on the Gospels and on Paul. He is chairman of the New Testament Group of the Tyndale Fellowship, and a member of the Society for New Testament Studies. He has recently been honoured by the University of Bristol with the title Research Fellow.
David is married to Clare. They have two married sons and two grandchildren. David's interests include the family, gardening, walking the dog, walking generally, reading, India and current affairs.
Research interests include
History of Jesus
Origins of the Gospels
Jesus' parables
The Sermon on the Mount
Paul and Jesus
Publications (selected)
Gospel Perspectives (Continuum International Publishing Group, 1984).
The Parables of Jesus (Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 1989).
Paul: Follower of Jesus or Founder of Christianity? (Cambridge: Eerdmans, 1995).
Exploring the New Testament, D. Wenham and S. Walton (London: SPCK, 2001).
Paul and Jesus: The True Story (London: SPCK, 2002).
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