David C. Mitchell

David Mitchell is a biblical theologian, musicologist, and musical director. Originally from Scotland, he lives in Brussels where he is Director of Music in Holy Trinity Pro-Cathedral. His academic qualifications include the PhD in Hebrew Bible (New College, Edinburgh), a Masters in Biblical Interpretation (London School of Theology) and the ABRSM Diploma in Musical Direction. He is a member of the Society for Old Testament/Tanakh Studies. His writings centre around the Book of Psalms and the Messiah in the Hebrew Bible. The Message of the Psalter (1997) proposes that the Psalms were redacted to reflect an eschatological timetable similar to Zechariah 9-14. The Songs of Ascents (2015) traces Psalms 120-134 as liturgy from the day of their first performance to the last days of the second temple, with a reconstruction of their original music. Messiah ben Joseph (2016) is the first ever full-length study of the slain messiah of rabbinic Judaism, a figure which, Mitchell proposes, derives from the Pentateuch. Jesus the Incarnation of the Word (2021) looks at Jesus before Bethlehem, especially his genealogies and Melchizedek the priest. He also publishes musical works. For more information, check his site brightmorningstar.org.