Background
Houston, Walter John was born on February 22, 1942 in Croydon, England. Son of Henry and Joan Houston.
( The distinction between clean and unclean animals, prob...)
The distinction between clean and unclean animals, probably originating in tensions between shepherds and farmers, is in the biblical laws of Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14 transformed into an important theological principle. In this wide-ranging and elegantly written study, Houston argues that the avoidance of 'unclean' foods is a mark of the exclusive devotion of Israel to one god. In a concluding chapter, it is suggested that the abolition of the distinction in early Christianity corresponds to the universal horizon of the new faith.
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Houston, Walter John was born on February 22, 1942 in Croydon, England. Son of Henry and Joan Houston.
Master of Arts, University Cambridge, 1963. Master of Arts, University Oxford, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, University Oxford, 1973.
Lecturer religious studies University Nigeria, Nsukka, 1971—1973. Minister Garston United Reformed Church, Liverpool, England, 1974—1979. Director Old Testament studies Westminster College, Cambridge, 1979—1993.
Tutor Biblical studies Northern College, Manchester, 1993—2000. Director minister training Mansfield College, Oxford, since 2000, chaplain, since 2000.
( The distinction between clean and unclean animals, prob...)
Member of Society Old Testament Study.
Married Fleur St. Clair Whiteley, July 11, 1970. Children: Sara, Amy, Elisabeth.