Robin Griffith-Jones

Robin Griffith-Jones taught New Testament for several years at Oxford University and is currently a visiting lecturer at King’s College, London University. He serves in one of the most historic positions in the Anglican Church, that of Master of the Temple in London, the famous church of the Knights Templar (www.templechurch.com). Griffith-Jones is the author of The Four Witnesses (on the four gospels), The Gospel According to Paul, and The Da Vinci Code and the Secrets of the Temple.

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Bible/Jesus Experts

The Gospel According to Paul

The Creative Genius Who Brought Jesus to the World

Talking Points

ROBIN GRIFFITH-JONES, who is the master of the Temple Church in London (made famous by The Da Vinci Code), is a lively commentator on how the New Testament stories work—how they are designed to transform and convert the hearer/reader according to the very specific purposes of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and Paul.

Description

Paul’s writings are meant primarily to confront the reader with the compelling presence and message of Jesus. The aim is nothing less than dramatic personal transformation. All the fascinating questions about Paul are answered.

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Bible/Jesus Experts

The Four Witnesses - The Rebel, the Rabbi, the Chronicler and the Mystic

Why the Gospels Present Strikingly Different Visions of Jesus

Talking Points

Griffith-Jones, who is the master of the Temple Church in London (made famous by The Da Vinci Code), is a lively commentator on how the New Testament stories work—how they are designed to transform and convert the hearer/reader according to the very specific purposes of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and Paul.

Description

A fresh full account of the trasforming message of Jesus from four very distinct perspectives, the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

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Bible/Jesus Experts

Catholicism

Beloved Disciple

The Misunderstood Legacy of Mary Magdalene, the Woman Closest to Jesus

Talking Points

Robin Griffith-Jones can speak of the taboos, sexuality, and conspiracies of Mary Magdalene. Named Master of the Temple Church in London, he is a leading authority on the Anglican Church.

Description

Was Mary Magdalene married to Jesus? Was she a leader of the early churches, despite the opposition of the patriarchal Simon Peter? Mary Magdalene features in three scenes in the biblical gospels and a handful of Gnostic texts from the 2nd - 4th centuries; this has been enough to generate huge interest in her life and in the myths to which her life gave rise.

Robin Griffith-Jones puts those tantalising fragments of information back into their contexts: the vital stories in which Mary plays a part. So he shows us both Mary herself, the New Testament gospels and the Gnostic stories as we have never seen them before:

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