C. H. Dodd

The Reverend

C. H. Dodd

CH FBA
The Reverend; C. H. Dodd; CH FBA
Born	Charles Harold Dodd; 7 April 1884; Wrexham, Wales
Died	21 September 1973 (aged 89); Goring-on-Thames, England
Nationality	Welsh
Ecclesiastical career
Religion	Christianity (Congregationalist)
Ordained	1912
Academic background
Alma mater	University College, Oxford; Mansfield College, Oxford;
Influences	Adolf von Harnack; Martin Heidegger; Rudolf Otto;
Academic work
Discipline	Biblical studies
Sub-discipline	New Testament studies
Institutions	Mansfield College, Oxford; Victoria University of Manchester; Jesus College, Cambridge;
Doctoral students	W. D. Davies
Notable ideas	Realized eschatology
Influenced	G. B. Caird; David Daube;

Charles Harold Dodd CH FBA (1884–1973) was a Welsh New Testament scholar and influential Protestant theologian. He is known for promoting "realized eschatology", the belief that Jesus' references to the kingdom of God meant a present reality rather than a future apocalypse. He was influenced by Martin Heidegger and Rudolf Otto.

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