Margaret Barker (born 1944[1]) is a British Methodist preacher and biblical scholar. She studied theology at the University of Cambridge, after which she has devoted her life to research in ancient Christianity. She has developed an approach to biblical studies known as Temple Theology.
She was president of the Society for Old Testament Study in 1998,[2] and in July 2008 she was awarded the Lambeth degree of Doctor of Divinity by the Archbishop of Canterbury.[3][4]