The Burkitt Medal is awarded annually by the British Academy "in recognition of special service to Biblical Studies". Awards alternate between Hebrew Bible studies (odd years) and New Testament studies (even years). It was established in 1923 and has been awarded to many notable theologians. It is named in honour of Francis Crawford Burkitt.

List of recipients The first recipient of the Burkitt medal was R. H. Charles (1925). Below is a full list of recipients:"Burkitt Medal for Biblical Studies", British Academy. Retrieved 13 May 2018.

1925–1999

1925 The Ven. Archdeacon R. H. Charles 1926 Professor F. C. Burkitt 1927 The Rev. Canon B. H. Streeter 1928 Professor J. H. Ropes 1929 The Rev. Professor M.-J. Lagrange, OP 1930 Dr. C. G. Montefiore 1931 No Award 1932 Professor Alexander Souter 1933 No Award 1934 Sir Frederic G. Kenyon 1935 No Award 1936 Professor Kirsopp Lake 1937 No Award 1938 The Rev. Dr. W. O. E. Oesterley 1939 The Rev. Dr. A. E. Brooke and Dr. Norman Mclean 1940 The Rev. L. Hugues Vincent, OSD 1941 The Rev. S. C. E. Legg 1942 No Award 1943 Professor S. A. Cook 1944 The Rev. Dr. H. Wheeler Robinson 1945 The Rev. Professor C. H. Dodd 1946 Professor Theodore Henry Robinson 1947 The Rev. Dr. W. F. Howard 1948 Professor S. H. Hooke 1949 Professor Sigmund Mowinckel 1950 The Rev. Professor T. W. Manson 1951 The Rev. Professor H. H. Rowley 1952 Professor Anton Fridrichsen 1953 Sir Godfrey R. Driver 1954 Professor P. E. Kahle and Professor Ludwig Koehler 1955 Professor Walther Bauer 1956 Professor Oscar Cullmann 1957 The Rev. Roland de Vaux, OP 1958 Professor Joachim Jeremias 1959 Charles Virolleaud 1960 The Rev. Dr. Vincent Taylor 1961 The Rev. Professor A. R. Johnson 1962 The Rev. Professor Matthew Black 1963 Professor Walther Eichrodt 1964 Professor W. D. Davies 1965 Professor Otto Eissfeldt 1966 Professor C. K. Barrett 1967 Professor Martin Noth 1968 The Rev. Professor P. Benoit, OP 1969 Professor D. Winton Thomas 1970 The Rev. Professor C. F. D. Moule 1971 Professor Ernst Kasemann 1972 Professor W. Zimmerli 1973 Professor W. G. Kummel 1974 Professor C. J. Lindblom 1975 Professor K. Aland 1976 Professor E. H. Riesenfeld 1977 Professor D. C. Westermann 1978 Professor H. F. D. Sparks 1979 Professor F. F. Bruce 1980 Professor P. A. H. De Boer 1981 Professor G. B. Caird 1982 Professor G. W. Anderson 1983 Dom Bonifatius Fischer, OSB 1984 The Rev. Professor J. A. Fitzmyer, SJ 1985 Professor W. Mckane 1986 Professor M. Hengel 1987 Professor Dr R. Schnackenburg 1988 Professor James Barr 1989 Professor C. E. B. Cranfield 1990 Professor R. M. Wilson 1991 Professor J. A. Emerton 1992 Dr Ernst Bammel 1993 Professor Otto Kaiser 1994 Professor B. M. Metzger 1995 Professor Dr A. S. Van Der Woude 1996 Professor Dr E. Schweizer 1997 Professor R. N. Whybray 1998 Rev. Dr Margaret Thrall 1999 Professor Brevard S. Childs

2000s Year Recipient Area of study 2000 Hans Dieter Betz New Testament 2001 Rudolf Smend Hebrew Bible 2002 Gerd Theissen New Testament 2003 Bertil Albrektson Hebrew Bible 2004 Morna Hooker New Testament 2005 Pierre-Maurice Bogaert OSB Hebrew Bible 2006 Graham Stanton New Testament 2007 Alberto Soggin Hebrew Bible 2008 Richard Bauckham New Testament 2009 Ernest Nicholson Hebrew Bible

2010s Year Recipient Area of study Citation 2010 Ulrich Luz New Testament 2011 Andrew Mayes Hebrew Bible 2012 Christopher Tuckett New Testament 2013 R. E. Clements Hebrew Bible 2014 N. T. Wright New Testament 2015 David J. A. Clines Hebrew Bible "in recognition of his significant contribution to the study of the Hebrew Bible and Hebrew lexicography" 2016 Barbara Aland New Testament "for her significant contribution to New Testament textual research" 2017 Takamitsu Muraoka Hebrew Bible "for his outstanding contribution to the study of Hebrew grammar and syntax, and the Septuagint" 2018 Rev. Professor Christopher Charles Rowland New Testament "for his wide-ranging contribution to New Testament studies." 2019 Professor John J. Collins Old Testament

2020s

Year Recipient Area of study Citation 2020 Professor Beverly Gaventa New Testament "for her long and distinguished contribution to New Testament scholarship" 2021 Professor Rainer Albertz Hebrew Bible "for enduring contributions to the field"2022Emeritus Professor Richard B. HaysNew Testament"for his internationally recognized and influential work on the Gospels, the letters of Paul, and New Testament ethics"2023 Professor Sara JaphetHebrew Bible"for her pioneering contribution to the study of post-exilic Hebrew literature, particularly the books of Chronicles and Ezra-Nehemiah"2024Professor George J. BrookeNew Testament"I am greatly surprised and honoured to be awarded the British Academy’s Burkitt Medal for 2024. It is a great joy to me that those who nominated me and who ratified the nomination have so strongly affirmed that an academic career spent mostly with the Dead Sea Scrolls and other Jewish literature of the Second Temple period is of major significance for the study of the New Testament and related texts. Indeed, here is an indication that the New Testament must itself be considered in many fundamental respects as Jewish literature. I am enormously grateful to the Academy for bestowing this significant, internationally-renowned award on me."2025Professor Carol A. NewsomDead Sea Scrolls"for her distinguished contribution to the study of the Dead Sea Scrolls (particularly the Songs of the Sabbath Sacrifice), to ancient Hebrew Wisdom Literature, and to Apocalyptic"

See also Awards of the British Academy List of religion-related awards

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