Peter O'Brien (theologian)
| Peter Thomas O'Brien | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 6, 1935 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | New Testament scholar and Biblical commentator |
| Children | 4 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Moore Theological College, University of Manchester |
| Academic work | |
| Era | Modern |
| Discipline | New Testament studies |
| Institutions |
Union Biblical Seminary Moore Theological College |
| Notable works | Joint editor with D. A. Carson and Mark A. Seifrid, Justification and Variegated Nomism: A Fresh Appraisal of Paul and Second Temple Judaism. 2 vols. WUNT 2:140, 2:181; Tübingen/Grand Rapids: Mohr Siebeck/Baker, 2001-2004. Christianity Today 2002 Book Award Winner. |
Peter Thomas O'Brien (born 6 November 1935) 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, 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.
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.
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