John Goldingay

John Goldingay is senior professor of Old Testament and David Allan Hubbard Professor of Old Testament Emeritus in the School of Mission and Theology and has been at Fuller since 1997. 

Before coming to Fuller, Goldingay was principal and a professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at St John’s Theological College in Nottingham, England. He studied theology at Oxford and was ordained and worked in a church in London, and has also been priest-in-charge of a church in Pasadena.

Goldingay’s publications include the 17-volume Old Testament For Everyone series (Westminster John Knox/SPCK), which provides brief comment on all the Old Testament Scriptures, a Biblical Theology (InterVarsity Press), and a three-volume Old Testament Theology (InterVarsity Press). He has also written commentaries on Daniel, Isaiah, and Psalms, and he has a commentary coming out on Proverbs. His most recent books include The Lost Letters to the Twelve Prophets: Imagining the Minor Prophets’ World and commentaries on Jeremiah, Ecclesiastes, and Joshua.

He holds membership in the Society of Biblical Literature and the Society for Old Testament Study, and serves on the editorial board for the Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies and on the Oxford Interfaith Forum.

His webpage is johngoldingay.com and includes many articles and blogposts on aspects of the Old Testament and of Christian faith.

On his webpage vita Goldingay says, “For me, being a professor is a subset of being a pastor.” He was married to Ann for 43 years until she died in 2009 and he has two married sons. He is now married to Kathleen Scott.