John Day (Old Testament scholar)

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John Day (Old Testament scholar)
Born	John Day (1948-09-13)13 September 1948 London
Alma mater	Christ's College, Cambridge
Known for	Former professor of Old Testament Studies in the Faculty of Theology at the University of Oxford.
Spouse(s)	Jane Mary Day (20 June 1981 - Present)
Children	Lisa Marie (adopted) Sebastian John (adopted)
Parents	Violet Augusta Day (Mother) Horace John Ernest Day (Father)

Prof John Day is an English Old Testament scholar. He was Professor of Old Testament Studies in the Faculty of Theology at the University of Oxford (2004-13). He is the editor of In Search of Pre-Exilic Israel (2004) and wrote God's Conflict with the Dragon and the Sea (1985) and Yahweh and the Gods and Goddesses of Canaan (2000). He was Fellow, Tutor in Theology, and Dean of Degrees at Lady Margaret Hall.

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