I have been lecturing in Old Testament/Hebrew Bible at NTC since 1997. I specialise in the Dead Sea Scrolls, with particular interest in the development of the biblical texts, and the interpretation of the Bible in the Second Temple Period. For thirty years, I’ve been involved in ministry in my local church in Longsight, Manchester. From this diverse community derived my involvement as Chair of Trustees for Urban Presence, whose focus is on providing support and training for mission in the City, and engagement with my Muslim neighbours. In 2013, I and Canon Phil Rawlings established the Manchester Centre for the Study of Christianity and Islam. With this my research has turned to focus on the Bible and Islam. Prior to NTC, Dwight was on faculty in theological schools in Switzerland and the Philippines.

I currently have PhD students working in ‘Moses and Magic’, ‘Gardens in Ezekiel (on sacred space)’, and ‘The Pleasure of God in the Psalms’. I welcome students interested in the interface of Bible and Qur’an.