James Dunn(Ph.D., Cambridge) was for many years theLightfoot Professor of Divinityin the Department of Theology at theUniversity of Durham. Since his retirement he has been made Emeritus Lightfoot Professor. He is a leadingBritishNew Testamentscholar, broadly in theProtestanttradition. Dunn is especially associated with theNew Perspective on Paul, a phrase which he is credited with coining during his 1982 Manson Memorial Lecture.
His books includeDid the First Christians Worship Jesus?(2010), The New Perspective On Paul(2007), A New Perspective On Jesus: What The Quest For The Historica...