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Email:
sjg1007@cam.ac.uk
Subject:
Theology, Religion & Philosophy of Religion
Department Name:
Faculty of Divinity
Course(s):
Theology, Religion & Philosophy of Religion

Professor Simon Gathercole

Secretary to the Governing Body and the College Committee

  • Role

    College Lecturer (Theology)

    Director of Studies (Theology, Religion, Philosophy of Religion)

    Tutor for Graduate Students

  • Research

    Christology, and the doctrine of the atonement

  • Awards, Degrees, Honours

    BA, MA, PhD

Department webpage

Prof. Gathercole's first degree was in Classics and Theology in Cambridge, after which he pursued doctoral research under the supervision of James D.G. Dunn in Durham. He also studied for short periods at the University of Tübingen and the Jewish Theological Seminary, New York. He previously taught in the University of Aberdeen (2000-2007). He was editor of the Journal for the Study of the New Testament for a number of years and is now a co-editor of the journal Early Christianity.