Paul Barnett (bishop)


Paul Barnett

Bishop of North Sydney
ChurchAnglican Church of Australia
ProvinceProvince of New South Wales
DioceseDiocese of Sydney
In office1990–2001
PredecessorDonald Cameron
SuccessorGlenn Davies
Orders
Ordination1965
Consecration1 May 1990
by Donald Robinson
Personal details
Born
Paul William Barnett

(1935-09-23) 23 September 1935 (age 88)
NationalityAustralian
DenominationAnglicanism
SpouseAnita
Children4

Paul William Barnett AM (born 23 September 1935)[1] is an Australian Anglican bishop, ancient historian and New Testament scholar.[2] He was the Bishop of North Sydney from 1990 to 2001. He is a prominent historical writer on the rise of Christianity and the historical Jesus. He is currently a fellow in ancient history at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia and a teaching fellow at Regent College, Vancouver, Canada.

  1. ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008, ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
  2. ^ Among others he has written Is the New Testament History? (1986), The Message of 2 Corinthians (1988), Bethlehem to Patmos (1989), The Two Faces of Jesus (1990), Jesus and the Logic of History (1997), Birth of Christianity (2005) and Paul, Missionary of Jesus > British Library website accessed 15:58 GMT 21 February 2011