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Candida R. Moss (born 26 November 1978) is an English academic who is Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity on the theology faculty of the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana in the United States. A graduate of Oxford and Yale universities, Moss specializes in the study of martyrdom in the early Christian church.
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- Bill o reilly confronts professor candida moss was jesus a socialist killing jesus 10 2 13
- The myth of persecution by candida moss
- Education and career
- Selected works
- References
The myth of persecution by candida moss
Education and career
Born in London, England, Moss graduated from Worcester College, Oxford part of the University of Oxford in Oxford, England in 2000 with a B.A.(Hons) in theology. In 2002 she received a M.A.R. in Biblical studies from Yale Divinity School. In 2006, Moss graduated from Yale University with a M.A. and M.Phil in religious studies, followed by a Ph.D. in Religious Studies in 2008.
She became a full Professor in 2012, four years after receiving her PhD from Yale. Her first book was the winner of the 2011 John Templeton Award for Theological Promise. She served as an academic consultant to the television series The Bible and is a frequent contributor to the National Geographic Channel. A Roman Catholic, Moss has specialized in the study of martyrdom. In 2013 her book The Myth of Persecution: How Early Christians Invented a Story of Martyrdom was published in which she argues that the stories of early Christian martyrdom "have been altered ... edited and shaped by later generations of Christians" and none of them are "completely historically accurate". Additionally, she maintains that the Roman authorities did not actively seek out or target Christians, and only for a brief period of no more than twelve years in the first three centuries of Christian history were Christians prosecuted by order of a Roman emperor.
In August 2017 Professor Moss will join the faculty of Theology and Religion at the University of Birmingham as Edward Cadbury Professor of Theology.
Moss is a columnist for The Daily Beast and has contributed to LA Times, Politico Magazine, New York Times, BBC.com, CNN.com, Washington Post, Huffington Post, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and Times Higher Education Supplement.