Michael Bird (theologian) explained
Michael F. Bird (born 18 November 1974) is an Australian Anglican priest, theologian and New Testament scholar.
Life and career
In his teenage years, Bird was an atheist who saw Christianity "as a way of oppressing people, a purely human construct". After becoming a Christian he was firstly a Baptist, then a Presbyterian and now an Anglican.[3] He has been called by the ecumenical media platform Eternity a "heavy hitter" in the world of New Testament scholarship and Jesus's divinity.[4]
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.[5] He studied at Malyon College and the University of Queensland. He is also Distinguished Research Professor of Theology at Houston Baptist University.[6]
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.[7] Bird is also the author of a fantasy novel titled Iskandar: And the Immortal King of Iona.[8]
Bird is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society, the Society of Biblical Literature and Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas.
In November 2015 he was ordained as a priest in the Anglican Church of Australia.[9]
Works
Books
- Book: Bird . Michael F. . Jesus and the Origins of the Gentile Mission . The Library of New Testament Studies . 331 . London . T&T Clark . 2006 . 9780567044730 .
- Book: Bird . Michael F. . 3 . The Saving Righteousness of God: studies on Paul, justification and the new perspective . Paternoster biblical monographs . Milton Keynes, UK . Paternoster . 2007 . 9781842274651 . 154723550 .
- Book: Bird . Michael F. . 3 . Crossley . James G. . James G. Crossley . How did Christianity Begin?: a believer and non-believer examine the evidence . London . SPCK ; Peabody, Mass. : Hendrickson Publishers . 2008 . 9780281058501 . 233940908 . registration .
- Book: Bird . Michael F. . 3 . Introducing Paul: the man, his mission, and his message . Downers Grove, IL . InterVarsity Press . 2008 . 9780830828975 . 262430760 .
- Book: Bird . Michael F. . 3 . Colossians & Philemon: a new covenant commentary . New Covenant Commentary Series . Cambridge, England . The Lutterworth Press . 2009 . 9780718842819 . 889271472 .
- Book: Bird . Michael F. . 3 . Crossing over Sea and Land: Jewish missionary activity in the Second Temple period . Peabody, MA . Hendrickson Publishers . 2010 . 9781598564341 . 430054695 .
- Book: Bird . Michael F. . 3 . Jesus is the Christ: the Messianic testimony of the Gospels . Downers Grove, IL . InterVarsity Press . 2012 . 9780830828234 . 812258100 .
- Book: Bird . Michael F. . 3 . Evangelical Theology: a Biblical and systematic introduction . Grand Rapids, MI . Zondervan . 2013 . 9780310494416 . 829239510 .
- Book: Bird . Michael F. . 3 . The Gospel of the Lord: how the early church wrote the story of Jesus. Grand Rapids, MI . Eerdmans . 2014 . 9780802867766 . 854612618 .
- Book: Bird . Michael F. . 3 . Evans . Craig A. . Craig A. Evans . Gathercole . Simon J. . Simon J. Gathercole . Hill . Charles E. . Charles E. Hill (theologian) . Tilling . Chris . Chris Tilling . How God became Jesus : the real origins of belief in Jesus' divine nature--a response to Bart Ehrman . Grand Rapids, MI . Zondervan . 2014 . 9780310519591 . 871186821 .
- Book: Bird . Michael F. . 3 . Johnson . Adam J. . Adam J. Johnson . The Reconciling Wisdom of God: Reframing the Doctrine of the Atonement . Snaphots . Bellingham, WA . Lexham Press . 2016 . 9781577997252 . 989057109 .
- Book: Bird . Michael F. . 3 . Wright . N. T. . N. T. Wright . The New Testament in its World: An Introduction to the History, Literature, and Theology of the First Christians . 2019 . Grand Rapids . Zondervan . 9780310499305 . - (forthcoming Nov. 2019)[10]
Notes and References
- Book: Halcomb. T. Michael W.. Entering the Fray: A Primer on New Testament Issues for the Church and Academy. 2012. Wipf and Stock. 280. 9781620323281. 16 December 2014.
- Web site: Michael F. Bird's - CurriculumVitae . 7 March 2019.
- News: Christianity Today. Go Ahead, Evangelicals: Use the P-Word. May 8, 2019. May 20, 2016. Michael. Bird.
- News: How an atheist became a leading Christian scholar . Lim, Anne. 11 March 2016. Eternity News. 15 December 2017.
- Web site: Mike Bird. Ridley College. 16 December 2014.
- News: Houston Baptist University hires four new professors in School of Christian Thought. Houston Chronicle. 2017-08-13.
- Web site: Christianity Today's 2015 Book Awards. Christianity Today. 16 December 2014.
- Book: Iskandar: And the Immortal King of Iona. 9781621896470. Bird. Michael F.. 9 January 2013.
- Web site: Bird. Michael. Go Ahead, Evangelicals: Use the P-Word. 2021-07-19. ChristianityToday.com. en.
- Web site: Coming in November 2019: N.T. Wright and Michael Bird - the New Testament in its World. 18 December 2018.
- Book: Bird . Michael F. . 3 . Wright . N. T. . N. T. Wright . Jesus and the Powers . 2024 . Grand Rapids . Zondervan . 9780310162247 .
As editor
- Book: Bird . Michael F.. 3 . Willitts . Joel . Joel Willitts . Paul and the Gospels: christologies, conflicts, and convergences . Library of New Testament studies . 411 . London & New York. T & T Clark . 2011 . 9780567617422 . 697599761 .
- Book: Bird . Michael F.. 3 . Dodson . Joseph R. . Joseph R. Dodson . Paul and the Second Century . Library of New Testament studies . 412 . London & New York . T & T Clark . 2011. 9780567158277 . 657604488.
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