Judith Lieu
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Judith Margaret Lieu {{post-nominals|country=GBR|FBA}} (born 1951) is a British theologian and historian of religion. She specialises in the New Testament and early Christianity. Her research includes a focus on early Christian identity in its historical context, and literary analysis of biblical texts. From 2010 to 2018, she was Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge.{{cite web|url=http://www.sms.cam.ac.uk/media/732482|title=Video & Audio: Inaugural lecture of the Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity, Judith Lieu, on Tuesday 26 January 2010 - Metadata|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822060636/http://sms.cam.ac.uk/media/732482|archive-date=22 August 2010|url-status=dead|access-date=19 July 2014}} She retired from her post in 2018.{{cite web|title=Professor Judith Lieu FBA|url=http://www.divinity.cam.ac.uk/directory/judith-lieu|website=Faculty of Divinity|date=22 July 2013 |publisher=University of Cambridge|access-date=4 July 2018}}
Early life and education
Lieu was born on 25 May 1951.{{Who's Who |year=2007 |title=Lieu, Prof. Judith Margaret |id=U245139 |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U245139 }} She studied theology at Durham University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1972. She remained at Durham to undertake postgraduate studies in theology, and graduated with a Master of Arts (MA) degree in 1973. She then moved to the University of Oxford where she trained to be a school teacher, completed her Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) in 1974. She undertook postgraduate research at the University of Birmingham, and completed her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1980.
In 1976, she married Samuel N. C. Lieu, a historian of Manichaeism and Christianity in Central Asia and China.
Academic career
Lieu began her academic teaching career at the Queen's College, Birmingham, an ecumenical theological college.{{cite web|title=Cadbury Lectures 2013: Lecturer profiles|url=http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/ptr/departments/theologyandreligion/events/cadburylectures/2013/profiles.aspx|website=Cadbury Lectures|publisher=University of Birmingham|access-date=19 February 2016|date=2013}} In January 2001, she moved to King's College London, having been appointed as Professor of New Testament Studies.{{cite web|title=Professor Judith Lieu|url=https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/judith-lieu%28dce926b3-f207-4b2d-9755-e5484161b7c7%29.html|website=Research Portal|publisher=King's College London|access-date=19 February 2016}}
Lieu is a fellow of Robinson College, Cambridge.{{cite web|url=http://www.robinson.cam.ac.uk/fellows/judith-lieu|title=Prof Judith M Lieu|publisher=robinson.cam.ac.uk|access-date=19 July 2014}}
Lieu has edited Studia Patristica, a peer-reviewed book series on patristics. She was President of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas (SNTS) for 2015/2016.{{cite web|title=Lieu, Judith|url=http://www.eurojewishstudies.org/scholar_shortdisplay.php?idscholar=96|website=European Association for Jewish Studies|access-date=19 February 2016}}
Honours
- In 2014, Lieu was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and social sciences.{{cite magazine | url=http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/british-academy-announces-42-new-fellows/2014585.article | title=British Academy announces 42 new fellows | magazine=Times Higher Education | date=18 July 2014 | access-date=18 July 2014|last=Holly Else}}
- She was elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences - International Honorary Member (2019).{{Cite web|url=https://members.amacad.org/content/members/newFellows.aspx|title=2019 Fellows and International Honorary Members with their affiliations at the time of election |website=members.amacad.org|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302174101/https://members.amacad.org/content/members/newFellows.aspx|archive-date=2020-03-02}}
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Category:Academics of the University of Cambridge
Category:Alumni of the University of Birmingham
Category:Alumni of the University of Oxford
Category:Fellows of Robinson College, Cambridge
Category:Fellows of the British Academy