Peter H. Davids
| Doctor Peter H. Davids | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 22, 1947 Syracuse, New York |
| Occupation | Catholic Priest |
| Spouse | Judith Lee (nee Bouchillon) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Wheaton College, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School |
| Alma mater | Victoria University of Manchester (PhD) |
| Thesis | Themes in the Epistle of James that are Judaistic in Character (1974) |
| Doctoral advisor | The Rev. Canon Dr. Stephen S. Smalley |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Biblical studies |
| Sub-discipline | New Testament studies |
| Institutions | Regent College Trinity (Episcopal) School for Ministry Canadian Theological Seminary Houston Baptist University |
| Ecclesiastical career | |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Church | Anglican / Episcopal Church (United States) (1979-2014) Roman Catholic (2014-) |
| Ordained | June 9, 1979 (Anglican deacon) October 6, 1979 (Anglican priest) October 31, 2014 (Catholic priest) |
| Congregations served | Austin Avenue Chapel, Coquitlam (1983-1989) St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, Burquitlam (1983-1989) Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Regina (1989-1991) St. Andrews Anglican Church, Langley (1993-1996) All Saints Episcopal Church, Stafford (2004-2006, 2012-2014) Anglican Parish of St. Stephen, St. Stephen (2007-2008) St. Anne’s Anglican Church, Welshpool (2009-2010) |
Peter Hugh Davids (born 22 November 1947) is a Canadian New Testament scholar[1] and Catholic priest. He retired as Professor of Christianity at Houston Baptist University.[2] He has also taught biblical studies at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia, Trinity (Episcopal) School for Ministry in Ambridge, Pennsylvania, and Canadian Theological Seminary in Regina, Saskatchewan.[3]
He has a Bachelor of Arts from Wheaton College (1968), a Masters in Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (1971), and a Ph.D. from Victoria University of Manchester (1974). Davids is author of major commentaries on the Biblical books of James and 1 Peter. He was ordained a priest in the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter (i.e. Anglican use) in 2014.[4]
Bibliography
- Davids, Peter H. (1982). The Epistle of James: a commentary on the Greek text. NIGTC. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN 978-0-802-82388-5. OCLC 8194492.[5]
- ——— (1986). Suffering According to New Testament Teaching: a study in semantic differentation. Evangelical Theological Society Papers. Vol. ETS-0037. Evangelical Theological Society. OCLC 17252972.
- ——— (1990). The First Epistle of Peter. NICNT. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN 978-0-802-82347-2. OCLC 21153974.[6][7]
- ———; Martin, Ralph P., eds. (1997). Dictionary of the Later New Testament & Its Developments: A Compendium of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN 978-0-8308-1779-5.
- ——— (1996). Hard Sayings of the Bible. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN 978-0-8308-1540-1.
- ——— (2006). The Letters of 2 Peter and Jude. PNTC. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN 978-0-802-83726-4. OCLC 67383854.[8][9]
- ——— (2011). 2 Peter and Jude: A Handbook on the Greek Text. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press. ISBN 978-1-602-58313-9. OCLC 693684156.
- ——— (2014). A Theology of James, Peter and Jude. Biblical Theology of the New Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN 978-0-310-29147-3. OCLC 874734096.
Articles
- ——— (2012). "What Glasses Are Your Wearing? Reading Hebrew Narratives Through Second Temple Lenses". Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. 55 (4): 763–771.
- ——— (2011). "God and the Human Situation in the Letter of James". Criswell Theological Review. 8 (2): 19–29.
- ——— (2009). "The Catholic Epistles as a Canonical Janus". BBR. 19 (3): 403–416.
- ——— (2004). "The Kingdom of God Come with Power". Criswell Theological Review. New Series. 2 (1): 15–33.
- ——— (1978). "The Meaning of άπείραστος in James I. 13". New Testament Studies. 24 (3): 386–392. doi:10.1017/S0028688500004161. S2CID 170989497.
- ——— (1976). "The Poor Man's Gospel". Themelios. 1: 37–41.
- ——— (1980). "Theological Perspectives on the Epistle of James". Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. 23: 97–104.
References
- Back to citation Trites, Alison A; Larkin, William J. (4 November 2016). Luke, Acts. Tyndale House. p. 652. ISBN 978-1414398914. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
- Back to citation "Peter H. Davids - profile". InterVarsity Press. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- Back to citation "Peter H. Davids". worldcat.org. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
- Back to citation "Peter H. Davids - own profile". Peter H. Davids' website. Archived from the original on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- Back to citation "Commentary on James, by Peter H. Davids – The Standard Bearer Magazine by Reformed Free Publishing Association | RFPA". Retrieved 2025-12-30.
- Back to citation Elliott, John H. (May 1998). "Book Reviews: Peter H. Davids, The First Epistle of Peter. The New International Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans, 1990. Pp. Xxii-266. Cloth, $24.95". Biblical Theology Bulletin: Journal of Bible and Culture. 28 (2): 84–84. doi:10.1177/014610799802800207. ISSN 0146-1079.
- Back to citation "The First Epistle of Peter (NICNT)". The Gospel Coalition. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
- Back to citation Bernas, Casimir (July 2007). "The Letters of 2 Peter and Jude – By Peter H. Davids". Religious Studies Review. 33 (3): 240–240. doi:10.1111/j.1748-0922.2007.00203_46.x. ISSN 0319-485X.
- Back to citation Foster, Paul (May 2007). "Book Review: Pillar COmmentary on 2 Peter and Jude. Peter H. Davids, The Letters of 2 Peter and Jude (PNTC; Nottingham/Grand Rapids, MI: Apollos/ Eerdmans, 2006. £21.99. pp. xxxii + 348. ISBN 1—84474—151— 6)". The Expository Times. 118 (8): 405–406. doi:10.1177/00145246071180081007. ISSN 0014-5246.