Christopher M. Tuckett Explained

Christopher M. Tuckett
Citizenship:	British
Awards:	Burkitt Medal (2012)
Alma Mater:	University of Lancaster
Doctoral Advisor:	David R. Catchpole
Discipline:	Theology
Workplaces:	Victoria University of Manchester

Christopher M. Tuckett is a British biblical scholar and Anglican priest. He holds the Title of Distinction of Professor of New Testament Studies at the University of Oxford and is a Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford.^[1]

Early life

Tuckett finished the Cambridge Mathematical Tripos (with first class honours in both parts 1 and 2) at Queens' College, Cambridge, and then took first class honours in both parts of the Cambridge Theology Tripos.

Career

Tuckett was ordained a deacon in the Church of England in 1975 and priest a year later. He served for two years as assistant curate at the Priory Church in Lancaster, followed by two years as Chaplain and Bye-Fellow back at Queens'. Here he was awarded his doctoral degree for his dissertation "The Revival of the Griesbach Hypothesis: Analysis and Appraisal". The Griesbach hypothesis relates to the origins of the synoptic gospels.

He was then lecturer in New Testament studies at the Victoria University of Manchester from 1979 until 1991 and Rylands Professor of Biblical Criticism and Exegesis until 1996. At Manchester, Tuckett served as Dean of the Faculty and Head of the newly formed Department of Religions and Theology. From Manchester, he moved to the University of Oxford where he was lecturer in New Testament Studies until 2001 before being awarded the Title of Distinction of Professor of New Testament Studies.

Tuckett was the President of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas (SNTS), from 2013 to 2014.^[2]

Honours

• 2011: New Studies in the Synoptic Problem, Oxford Conference, April 2008: Essays in Honour of Christopher M. Tuckett. Leuven: Peeters
• 2012: Burkitt Medal by the British Academy 'in recognition of special service to Biblical Studies'.

Works

Books

• Book: Tuckett . Christopher M. . The Messianic secret . Issues in Religion and Theology . 1 . London . SPCK . 1983 . 9780800617677 . 9392300 .
• Book: Tuckett . Christopher M. . 3 . The Revival of the Griesbach Hypothesis: an analysis and appraisal . Society for New Testament Studies - Monography Series . 44 . Cambridge . Cambridge University Press . 1983 . 9780521238038 . 7464607 .
• Book: Tuckett . Christopher M. . 3 . Riches . John Kenneth . John Kenneth Riches . Nag Hammadi and the Gospel Tradition: synoptic tradition in the Nag Hammadi library . Studies of the New Testament and its World . Edinburgh . T&T Clark . 1986 . 9780567093646 . 15714162 .
• Book: Tuckett . Christopher M. . 3 . Reading the New Testament: methods of interpretation . London . SPCK . 1987 . 9780281042593 . 850818173 .
• Book: Tuckett . Christopher M. . 3 . Q and the History of Early Christianity: studies on Q . Edinburgh . T&T Clark . 1996 . 9780567085849 . 845490530 .
• Book: Tuckett . Christopher M. . 3 . Luke . New Testament Guides . Sheffield, England . Sheffield Academic Press . 1996 . 9781850757511 . 34787394 .
• Book: Tuckett . Christopher M. . 3 . Christology and the New Testament: Jesus and His earliest followers . Edinburgh . Edinburgh University Press . 2001 . 9780748608690 . 464067743 .
• Book: Tuckett . Christopher M. . 3 . The Gospel of Mary . Oxford Early Christian Gospel Texts . Oxford . Oxford University Press . 2007 . 9780191549731 . 181737962 .

Chapters

• Mark in Barton, J. and Muddiman, J. (2001), The Oxford Bible Commentary .

As editor

• Book: Tuckett . Christopher M. . 3 . Synoptic Studies: the Ampleforth conferences of 1982 and 1983 . Journal for the study of the New Testament - Supplement series . 7 . Sheffield, England . JSOT Press . 1984 . 9780567250513 . 747544392 .
• Book: Tuckett . Christopher M. . 3 . Luke's literary achievement: collected essays . Journal for the study of the New Testament - Supplement series . 116 . Sheffield, England . Sheffield Academic Press . 1995 . 9780567501073 . 747260223 .
• Book: Tuckett . Christopher M. . 3 . Rowland . Christopher . Christopher Rowland (theologian) . The Nature of New Testament Theology: essays in honour of Robert Morgan . Oxford . Blackwell . 2006 . 9781405111751 . 60741978 .
• Book: Tuckett . Christopher M. . 3 . 2 Clement: Introduction, Text, and Commentary . Oxford . Oxford University Press . 2012 . 9780199694600 .

Journal articles

• Tuckett . Christopher M. . 3 . 1 Corinthians and Q . Journal of Biblical Literature . 102 . 4 . December 1983 . 607–619 . 10.2307/3260868 . 3260868 .
• Tuckett . Christopher M. . 3 . Synoptic tradition in the Gospel of Truth and the Testimony of Truth . Journal of Theological Studies . New Series . 35 . 1 . April 1984 . 131–145 . 10.1093/jts/35.1.131 .
• Tuckett . Christopher M. . 3 . Q, prayer, and the kingdom . Journal of Theological Studies . New Series . 40 . 2 . October 1989 . 367–376 . 10.1093/jts/40.2.367 .

External links

• Christopher Tuckett's faculty pages

Notes and References

1. Web site: Faculty of Theology, University of Oxford . 2010-05-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100505144540/http://www.theology.ox.ac.uk/people/faculty-members/by-subject/new-testament.html . 2010-05-05 . dead .
2. Web site: Burkitt Medal 2012. Prizes and medals. The British Academy. 16 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140725171404/http://www.britac.ac.uk/about/medals/Burkitt_Medal_2012.cfm. 25 July 2014. dead.