The Samuel Davidson Professorship of Old Testament Studies is a chair in Old Testament studies at King's College, London (formerly of the University of London). It was established in 1925 and is named after the Irish Biblical scholar Samuel Davidson.
List of Samuel Davidson Professors
- 1926 to 1929: George Herbert Box; first incumbent
- 1930 to 1945: S. H. Hooke
- 1945 to 1947: Alfred Guillaume
- 1948 to 1960: W. D. McHardy
- 1961 to 1982: Peter Ackroyd
- 1983 to 1992: Ronald Clements; first incumbent to be based at King's College London
- 1992 to 1997: vacant
- 1997 to 2001: Michael A. Knibb
- 2001 to 2012: vacant
- 2012 to present: Paul Joyce
References
- Joyce, P. M. (23 September 2014). "King's College London, Samuel Davidson, and the Scope of Biblical Studies". The Journal of Theological Studies. 65 (2): 407–424. doi:10.1093/jts/flu109.
- 'ACKROYD, Rev. Prof. Peter Runham', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 accessed 24 Oct 2017
- Coggins, Richard (29 March 2005). "Obituary: The Rev Peter Ackroyd". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- "Professor Michael Knibb". The British Academy. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- "Professor Paul Joyce". Department of Theology & Religious Studies. King's College London. Retrieved 24 October 2017.