Michael Bird (theologian)
Australian theologian
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Michael F. Bird (born 18 November 1974) is a British-Australian New Testament scholar, theologian and Anglican priest.
Michael Bird | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 November 1974 |
| Occupations | Vice principal and lecturer, Ridley College (Melbourne) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Queensland (Ph.D.) |
| Thesis | Many will come from the East and the West: Jesus and the Origins of the Gentile Mission (2005) |
| Rick Strelan Robert L. Webb | |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Theology and New Testament |
Sub-discipline | Pauline studies, Christology, patristics |
| Website | patheos.com/blogs/euangelion |
Life and career
Bird is originally from Britain, but has lived in Australia for the majority of his life.[3][4] He served in the Australian military, where he discovered his faith.[5] After becoming a Christian he was firstly a Baptist, then a Presbyterian and now an Anglican.[6] He has been called by the ecumenical media platform Eternity a "heavy hitter" in the world of New Testament scholarship and Jesus's divinity.[7]
Bird is vice principal and lecturer in theology and New Testament at Ridley College, having previously taught at the Brisbane School of Theology and Highland Theological College.[8] He studied at Malyon College and the University of Queensland.[8] He has also been a Distinguished Research Professor of Theology at Houston Christian University.[9]
Bird has written a number of books, including The New Testament in Its World (2019, with N. T. Wright), Evangelical Theology: A Biblical and Systematic Introduction (2013) and The Gospel of the Lord: How the Early Church Wrote the Story of Jesus (2014). The Gospel of the Lord won the Biblical Studies section of the 2015 Christianity Today Book Awards.[10] Bird is also the author of a fantasy novel titled Iskandar: And the Immortal King of Iona.[11]
Bird is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society, the Society of Biblical Literature and Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas.[8]
In November 2015, he was ordained as a priest in the Anglican Church of Australia.[12]
Works
Books
- Bird, Michael F. (2006). Jesus and the Origins of the Gentile Mission. The Library of New Testament Studies. Vol. 331. London: T&T Clark. ISBN 9780567044730.
- ——— (2007). The Saving Righteousness of God: studies on Paul, justification and the new perspective. Paternoster biblical monographs. Milton Keynes, UK: Paternoster. ISBN 9781842274651. OCLC 154723550.
- ———; Crossley, James G. (2008). How did Christianity Begin?: a believer and non-believer examine the evidence. London: SPCK; Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson Publishers. ISBN 9780281058501. OCLC 233940908.
- ——— (2008). Introducing Paul: the man, his mission, and his message. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN 9780830828975. OCLC 262430760.
- ——— (2009). Colossians & Philemon: a new covenant commentary. New Covenant Commentary Series. Cambridge, England: The Lutterworth Press. ISBN 9780718842819. OCLC 889271472.
- ——— (2010). Crossing over Sea and Land: Jewish missionary activity in the Second Temple period. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers. ISBN 9781598564341. OCLC 430054695.
- ——— (2012). Jesus is the Christ: the Messianic testimony of the Gospels. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN 9780830828234. OCLC 812258100.
- ——— (2020). Evangelical Theology: a Biblical and systematic introduction (2nd Ed). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN 9780310093985. OCLC 1152425215.
- ——— (2014). The Gospel of the Lord: how the early church wrote the story of Jesus. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN 9780802867766. OCLC 854612618.
- ———; Evans, Craig A.; Gathercole, Simon J.; Hill, Charles E.; Tilling, Chris (2014). How God became Jesus: the real origins of belief in Jesus' divine nature--a response to Bart Ehrman. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN 9780310519591. OCLC 871186821.
- ———; Johnson, Adam J. (2016). The Reconciling Wisdom of God: Reframing the Doctrine of the Atonement. Snaphots. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press. ISBN 9781577997252. OCLC 989057109.
- ———; Wright, N. T. (2019). The New Testament in its World: An Introduction to the History, Literature, and Theology of the First Christians. Grand Rapids: Zondervan. ISBN 9780310499305. - (forthcoming Nov. 2019)[13]
- ———; Wright, N. T. (2024). Jesus and the Powers. Grand Rapids: Zondervan. ISBN 9780310162247.
As editor
- ———; Willitts, Joel, eds. (2011). Paul and the Gospels: christologies, conflicts, and convergences. Library of New Testament studies. Vol. 411. London & New York: T & T Clark. ISBN 9780567617422. OCLC 697599761.
- ———; Dodson, Joseph R., eds. (2011). Paul and the Second Century. Library of New Testament studies. Vol. 412. London & New York: T & T Clark. ISBN 9780567158277. OCLC 657604488.