John Day (Old Testament scholar)

For other people of the same name, see John Day (disambiguation).

John Day
Born	(1948-09-13) 13 September 1948 London
Occupation	Old Testament Scholar
Known for	Former professor of Old Testament Studies in the Faculty of Theology at the University of Oxford.
Spouse(s)	Jane Mary Day (20 June 1981 – present)
Children	Lisa Marie (adopted) Sebastian John (adopted)
Academic background
Alma mater	Christ's College, Cambridge
Academic work

John Day (born 1948) is an English Old Testament scholar. He was Professor of Old Testament Studies in the Faculty of Theology at the University of Oxford (2004–13). He is the editor of In Search of Pre-Exilic Israel (2004) and wrote God's Conflict with the Dragon and the Sea (1985) and Yahweh and the Gods and Goddesses of Canaan (2000). He was Fellow, Tutor in Theology, and Dean of Degrees at Lady Margaret Hall.

He was elected to an Emeritus Fellowship in 2013 at the University of Oxford.

References

• Lady Margaret Hall
• Debrett's Biography

External links

• Lady Margaret Hall