John Martyn Gurney Barclay, FBA (born 1958) is a British biblical scholar, historian of early Christianity, and academic.
[3] He studied classics and theology at Queens' College, Cambridge, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1981.
[8] One of Barclay's most recent works, Paul and the Gift (Eerdmans, 2015), has drawn considerable praise from scholars around the world.
This has led to several high-profile debates between the two, on 15 June 2016 at New College, Edinburgh University concerning each author's most recent books.
[18] Barclay's plenary speech from this session is now published as a chapter in his book: Pauline Churches and Diaspora Jews (Eerdmans, 2016).