Dr. David Downs

Biography

David Downs is the Clarendon-Laing Professor of New Testament Studies and Laing Fellow at Keble College, University of Oxford. He earned his Bachelor's degree in English Political Science from Clemson University in 1999, followed by a Master of Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary in 2002, and his Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary in 2007. Prof. Downs has previously served as Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the College of the Holy Cross from 2006 to 2007, and held positions at Fuller Theological Seminary, including Assistant Professor from 2007 to 2011 and Associate Professor from 2011 to 2019. He was also the Associate Dean of the Center for Advanced Theological Studies at Fuller from 2016 to 2019. His research interests include Biblical Studies, particularly Old and New Testament, focusing on topics such as the Pauline Epistles, economic issues in early Christianity, and Biblical interpretation. He has published extensively, contributing to various scholarly books and journals on these subjects.

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