Brian Rosner | |
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Born | Brian Steven Rosner 17 June 1959 Western Sydney, Australia |
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Alma mater | University of Sydney Dallas Theological Seminary University of Cambridge |
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Discipline | Biblical studies |
Sub-discipline | New Testament and Pauline Theological studies |
Institutions | University of Aberdeen Moore Theological College Ridley College |
Brian Steven Rosner (born 17 June 1959) is an Australian theologian and academic who was the Principal of Ridley College (Melbourne) between 2012 and 2024. [1] [2] He has authored many books including Known by God:A Biblical Theology of Personal Identity amongst others. [3]
Rosner grew up in Western Sydney to an Austrian-Jewish father and to an Australian mother in the 1960s. [4] Between 1978 and 1981,he completed a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Sydney. [2] From there,Rosner studied at the Dallas Theological Seminary in the United States,where he focused on ancient literature. [5] [2] After this period in the mid 1980s,he completed his education at the University of Cambridge,culminating in a PhD of divinity in 1991. [2]
Rosner began his career at the University of Aberdeen as a lecturer in New Testament studies between 1991 and 1999. [2] However,he later returned to Australia,with the Macquarie University as a senior lecturer in Biblical studies for a number of years. Rosner then began work at the Moore Theological College in Sydney between 2003 and 2012. [5]
In July 2012,the Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne,Philip Freier appointed him to be the Principal of Ridley College,who also ordained him as a deacon. [6] [7] Since moving to Melbourne,Rosner has written various books and articles which have featured in The Age and The Australian newspapers which have discussed the Christian faith in modern,secular times. [5]
Rosner has completed a variety of works over the past few decades that include: [5] [8]
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