William R G LoaderWilliam R G Loader FAHA, Emeritus Professor of New Testament, Murdoch University, where he taught in its partnership with the Perth College of Divinity. Born 1944 in Auckland, New Zealand, ordained 1969, he completed a Dr. theol. in Mainz, Germany, 172, before returning to parish ministry and part time teaching St Johns College, Auckland, before joining the staff of the Uniting Church Perth Theological Hall, 1978. He has published numerous books and articles, academic and popular, on topics from christology, historical Jesus, Jewish Law, Johns Gospel, Hebrews to Sexuality and Gender. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, leads the International Initiatives Program of the Society for New Testament Studies, writes weekly on-line lectionary commentaries (billloader.com) and lives in active retirement in Orange, NSW. Read More Read Less