柯大卫教授是英国谢菲尔大学(University of Sheffield)圣经研究的名誉退休教授。他1938年出生于澳大利亚的悉尼。在悉尼大学获得第一个希腊语和拉丁语的学位,在英国剑桥大学获得第二个希伯来语和阿拉米语(Aramaic)的学位。贯穿他职业生涯的两个主要学术兴趣早在其大学学位论文中就已显示出来,分别是 Professor David Ke is an emeritus retired professor of biblical studies at the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. He was born in Sydney, Australia, in 1938. First degree in Greek and Latin at the University of Sydney and second degree in Hebrew and Aramaic at the University of Cambridge, UK. Two major academic interests spanning his career have been shown in his dissertation, which are