Pete Phillips

Director of Research, a Christian, married with three kids

Born in Plymouth, Devon

Moved to Lancashire in my early years...where I went to school and became a Christian in Sixth Form - great time...as me about it.

I had a year off between school and going to Uni in mid-Wales. I took Latin and Greek and gained my degree there. At the end of this I felt God calling me into ministry in the Methodist Church and so I put my name forward.

I trained for three more years, gaining a PGDip in Theology and then an MA in Biblical Studies.

After a short posting in the East Midlands, I was appointed as NT Tutor at Cliff College in 1995. Been there ever since having a great time!

In 2004, I was finally awarded my PhD - the subject is a postmodern reading of John's prologue. The thesis is being published in Feb 2006 by T & T Clark in the Library of New Testament Studies Series. The process of proof-reading and indexing is now underway. Once that is out of the way, a commentary on the whole of John might be a possibility...

My friend Yaz says the PhD is very historical-critical. If you know me, you know how much of an insult that is! Yaz, I can't wait to read and comment on yours!

I stayed at Cliff a long time - the longest I have stayed anywhere. Things were sometimes tough...especailly towards the end.

I now have two jobs - Secretary of the Methodist Church's Faith and Order Committee and Director of Research for Centre for Biblical Literacy at St John's College, Durham