Dr Mark Finney
Mark Finney's first degree was in music, taken at the City of Leeds College of Music, where he studied Classical, Jazz and contemporary music. After relocating to London, he worked as a professional musician for many years, including a year performing in London's West End.
An interest in religion and ancient history led Mark to pursue undergraduate studies at the London School of Theology and then postgraduate work (M.Litt & PhD) at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. His doctoral work, done under Professor Philip Esler, was a multi-disciplinary work applying social-scientific models to 1 Corinthians with particular interest in the Greco-Roman social context of Paul's letter. During this period he also held a New Testament lecturing post at the Scottish Baptist College, Glasgow. On completion of his PhD in 2004 he taught at St Andrews as a Teaching Fellow in New Testament Studies.
In 2008 he began work in Middle Eastern studies at the University of Nottingham researching in the area of Orientalism and religion, identity and conflict (with particular interest in the Palestinian-Israeli dispute). He also held a teaching post at the ministerial training institution, St John´s College, Nottingham.
Mark joined the University of Sheffield in January 2009, teaching courses on New Testament introduction, the biblical world, New Testament Greek, the Bible and the Arts, and modules on the apostle Paul. He is the co-ordinator of the postgraduate MA course and also supervises PhD students.
One of Mark's major research interests is conflict and violence in the sacred texts and traditions of the monotheistic faiths (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) and also in contemporary aspects of religion and conflict in the Middle East (e.g., the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Zionism, Christian Zionism, and the influence of the Christian Right in US foreign policy).
For a more detailed list of research interests, follow the 'research interests' link to the right.
email : m.t.finney@sheffield.ac.uk
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