Paul Middleton
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Paul Middleton | |
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| Occupation | Professor And Author |
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| Institutions | University of Chester, England |
Paul Middleton is a Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at University of Chester, England.
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy (Phd) in New Testament Studies and Early Christian History, 2000-2004, The University of Edinburgh
- Mater of Theology in New Testament, 1997-1998, Princeton Theological Seminary
- Bachelor of Divinity, 1994-1997, The University of Glasgow
- Bachelor of Music, 1988-1992, The University of Glasgow
Career
- Senior Lecturer in Biblical Studies, University of Chester, 2010 - 2021
- Lecturer in New Testament Studies, University of Wales Lampeter, 2005-2004
- Minister of Religion, Church of Scotland, 1998-2005
Academic Activities
- Secretary at the European Association of Biblical Studies
- Teaches the following subjects to Undergraduates and Postgraduates at University of Chester
The Bible: Contents and Contexts, Jews, Christians, and Pagans (168BCE–132CE), Jesus and the Gospels, The Book of Revelation, Christian Theology: Texts and Contexts
Books
- The Violence of the Lamb: Martyrs as Agents of Divine Judgement in the Book of Revelation, T&T Clark, 2018
- Martyrdom: A Guide for the Perplexed, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2011
- Radical Martyrdom and Cosmic Conflict in Early Christianity, T & T Clark, 2006
Articles
- Early Christian Voluntary Martyrdom: A Statement for the Defense, Journal of Theological Studies no. 64, 2013, p. 556–573
- Martyrdom and Persecution in the New Testament in the Wiley Blackwell Companion to Christian Martyrdom, Paul Middleton (ed.), Wiley Blackwell, 2020
- Creating and Contesting Christian Martyrdom in the Wiley Blackwell Companion to Christian Martyrdom, Paul Middleton (ed.), Wiley Blackwell, 2020
- Martyrdom in The Routledge Companion to Death and Dying, Christopher Moreman (ed.), Routledge, 2018
- Unlock Paradise with your own Blood: Martyrdom and Salvation in Islam and Christianity in Alternative Salvations: Engaging the Secular and the Sacred, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015
- Martyrdom in The Cambridge Dictionary of Christian Theology, Cambridge University Press, 2011