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James Dunn

1939 - 2020

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James Douglas Grant Dunn (21 October 1939 – 26 June 2020), also known as Jimmy Dunn, was a British New Testament scholar, who was for many years the Lightfoot Professor of Divinity in the Department of Theology at the University of Durham. He is best known for his work on the New Perspective on Paul, which is also the title of a book he published in 2007. He worked broadly within the Methodist tradition and was a member of the Church of Scotland and the Methodist Church of Great Britain during his life. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. James Dunn is the 1,236th most popular philosopher (up from 1,238th in 2024), the 5,271st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,431st in 2019) and the 97th most popular British Philosopher.

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Among philosophers, James Dunn ranks 1,236 out of 1,267. Before him are Stanley Jaki, Julia Annas, Susan Haack, J. J. C. Smart, Ned Block, and Mary Kay Letourneau. After him are Stephen Walt, Peter Geach, Roderick Chisholm, Peter Kreeft, Richard David Precht, and Christine Korsgaard.

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Among people born in 1939, James Dunn ranks 558. Before him are Bob Clark, Mickey Kantor, Martin Feldstein, Stanley Anderson, Jorge Fons, and James M. Bardeen. After him are Lee Trevino, Ted Kaufman, Pavel Morozenko, Mary Peters, Basil van Rooyen, and Pam Kilborn. Among people deceased in 2020, James Dunn ranks 692. Before him are Saufatu Sopoanga, Touriya Jabrane, Mary Kay Letourneau, Allen Daviau, Oliver Friggieri, and Larry Kramer. After him are Bob Gibson, Lars-Eric Lundvall, Zlatko Portner, Fatemeh Rahbar, Ahmad NikTalab, and Benny Chan.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Dunn ranks 5,273 out of 8,785. Before him are Matthew Taylor (1981), David Lack (1910), David Marr (1945), Hannah More (1745), Ray Thomas (1941), and John Belchier (1706). After him are Don Finlay (1909), Yvonne Mitchell (1915), Dorothy Wordsworth (1771), Peter Geach (1916), Edmund Rubbra (1901), and Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst (1762).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United Kingdom

Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, James Dunn ranks 97. Before him are Simon Blackburn (1944), C. H. Dodd (1884), William Ames (1576), Eric A. Havelock (1903), Susan Haack (1945), and J. J. C. Smart (1920). After him are Peter Geach (1916), Richard Crashaw (1612), Kwame Anthony Appiah (1954), Colin McGinn (1950), Nigel Warburton (1962), and Julian Baggini (1968).

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