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Dale Martin (scholar)

Dale Basil Martin (July 26, 1954 - November 17, 2023) was an American New Testament scholar and historian of Christianity.

Career

Martin joined the faculty of Yale University in 1999 and retired as the Woolsey Professor of Religious Studies in 2018.[1][additional citation(s) needed] Before Yale, he was a faculty member at Rhodes College and Duke University.

Martin held degrees from Abilene Christian University, Princeton Theological Seminary, and Yale. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2009.[2]

Personal life

Martin grew up in Texas and attended a fundamentalist church related to the Churches of Christ.[3][4] He was a member of the Episcopal Church.[3] Martin was openly gay.[5]

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ "Martin, Dale B. 1954–". Contemporary Authors. 2020. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "Dale Martin". Henry Koerner Center for Emeritus Faculty, Yale University. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Introduction to the New Testament History and Literature. Yale University. 2011.
  4. ^ "Time Cyclical and Time Linear: Professor Dale Martin".
  5. ^ Grosserode, Sophie (February 17, 2017). "Religion scholar defines sexual immorality, discusses ancient world and modern concepts". Tennessee Journalist. Retrieved July 8, 2024.