Peter O'Brien (theologian)

Peter Thomas O'Brien (born 11 June 1935[1]) is an Australian New Testament scholar. He has written commentaries on Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Philemon, and Hebrews.

O'Brien was converted at the age of nineteen,[2] and studied at Moore Theological College and the University of Manchester. He taught at Union Biblical Seminary in Yavatmal, India, before returning to Moore as a lecturer, later serving as Vice Principal. He is a priest in the Anglican Diocese of Sydney.[3]

In 2000, a Festschrift was published in his honour, called A Gospel for the Nations: Perspectives on Paul's Mission: Essays Presented to Peter Thomas O’Brien on his Sixty-Fifth Birthday. Contributors included Paul Barnett, Don Carson, William Dumbrell, Graeme Goldsworthy, Peter Jensen, Andreas Köstenberger, Richard Longenecker, I. Howard Marshall, Ralph P. Martin, Donald Robinson, Moisés Silva, David Wenham, and Bruce Winter.

References

  1. ↑ "O'Brien, Peter T. (Peter Thomas)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Warrawee Lecture 2013: Can I Fall Away?". Warrawee Anglican Church. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "The Rev Dr Peter O'Brien". Moore Theological College. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
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