Robin Griffith-Jones

For other uses, see Robin Jones (disambiguation).

Robin Griffith-Jones FSA (born 1956) is a Church of England priest, Master of the Temple in London and a lecturer at King's College, London.

Griffith-Jones was educated at Westminster School and New College, Oxford, before working at Christie's for some years. ^[1] He is a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London. ^[2]

In 1999, Griffith-Jones was appointed Master of the Temple in London, ^[1] the title given to the senior cleric of the Temple Church. ^[3] His official style is currently "The Reverend and Valiant Master of the Temple"; ^{[2] [4]} this is not used on the official website but is confirmed by the Middle Temple website and has been used by him in interviews. ^{[2] [5]} Prior to this he was chaplain of Lincoln College, Oxford, from 1992 to 1999 and a curate in Liverpool from 1989 to 1992. ^[1]

He is the son of Mervyn Griffith-Jones, who was the prosecutor at the Lady Chatterley trial and the Common Serjeant of London at The Old Bailey.^{[ citation needed ]}

In December 2015 he appeared on the BBC's The Sky at Night , when the programme's topic was about the Star of Bethlehem, talking to Dallas Campbell.

He is the brother of John Griffith-Jones.

Books

• 2000: The Four Witnesses: The Rebel, the Rabbi, the Chronicler, and the Mystic. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco ISBN   978-0-06-251648-0
• 2004: The Gospel According to Paul: The Creative Genius Who Brought Jesus to the World. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco ISBN   0-06-073066-8
• 2006: The Da Vinci Code and the Secrets of the Temple: The Master of The Temple. Norwich: Canterbury Press ISBN   978-1-85311-731-2
• 2008: Mary Magdalene: The Woman whom Jesus Loved. Norwich: Canterbury Press ISBN   1-85311-818-4

References

1. "Who's Who - The Revd Robin Griffith-Jones". The Temple Church, London. Archived from the original on 3 March 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
2. "Salon 186". Salon: Society of Antiquaries of London Online Newsletter. No. 186. 14 April 2008.
3. Wharton, Annabel Jane (2006). Selling Jerusalem: relics, replicas, theme parks . University of Chicago Press. p.  90. ISBN   0-226-89422-3.
4. Barnes, John (1979). Ahead of his age: Bishop Barnes of Birmingham. Collins. p. 76. ISBN   0-00-216087-0.
5. "Robin Griffith-Jones: The Da Vinci Code and the Secrets of the Temple". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011.

External links

• List of publications