Helen Bond | |
|---|---|
| Born | Helen Katharine Bond 1968 (age 56–57) |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Keith Raffan |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Thesis | Pontius Pilate in History and Interpretation (1994) |
| Doctoral advisor | James Dunn |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Biblical studies |
| Sub-discipline | New Testament studies |
| School or tradition | Presbyterianism |
| Institutions | University of Edinburgh |
Helen Katharine Bond (born 1968) is a British Professor ofChristian Origins andNew Testament. She has written many books related toPontius Pilate,Jesus andJudaism.[1]
Bond was born in 1968 and raised in theNorth East of England. She attended Durham High School. She readbiblical studies at theDurham University,University of Tübingen, and theUniversity of St Andrews. At Durham, she completed her PhD onPontius Pilate under the supervision ofJames Dunn.[2]
From 1996 to 2000 Bond taughtNew Testament at theUniversity of Aberdeen, and since 2000 has taught at theUniversity of Edinburgh.[2]
Since 2011, Bond has served as Director of theCentre for the Study of Christian Origins[1] and, since 2018, she has been Head of theSchool of Divinity, University of Edinburgh.[3]
She is a member of theChurch of Scotland (Falkirk Old Parish Church) and is married to Keith Raffan. Together, they have two children, Katriona and Scott.[3]
Bond was elected aFellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) in March 2021.[4]
Bond's work has been praised by various scholars, includingCraig Keener, Chris Keith,Joan E. Taylor, and Jens Schroter.[5]
Alan Kirk has questioned Bond's views about ancient media and the interaction between writing and oral tradition. He objects to the claim that thechreia found inMark are literary constructs by the author of Mark instead of cognitive tactics for memory-based transmission of knowledge.[6]
