C. K. Barrett
British biblical scholar and Methodist minister (1917–2011)
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Charles Kingsley Barrett
( 1917-05-04 ) 4 May 1917
Salford
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Died | 26 August 2011 (2011-08-26) (aged 94) |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Pembroke College, Cambridge |
Occupation | Theologian |
Spouse | Margaret |
Children | 2 |
Theological work | |
Era | Late 20th and early 21st centuries |
Tradition or movement | Methodist |
Charles Kingsley Barrett FBA (4 May 1917 – 26 August 2011) [1] was a British biblical scholar and Methodist minister. He served as Professor of Divinity at the University of Durham and wrote commentaries on the Acts of the Apostles , John , Romans , 1 Corinthians and 2 Corinthians .
Early life and education
Barrett was born in Salford , [2] and studied at Shebbear College , Devon, Pembroke College, Cambridge , and Wesley House in Cambridge.
Career
Barrett was ordained to the ministry in the Methodist Church , and appointed lecturer in divinity at the University of Durham in 1945, where he was elected professor in 1958. He also preached on a regular basis in the Darlington circuit of the Methodist Church and more widely. [3]
Barrett has been described as standing alongside C. H. Dodd as "the greatest British New Testament scholar of the 20th century" [2] and "the greatest UK commentator on New Testament writings since J. B. Lightfoot ". [4]
Honours
Barrett was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA) in 1961, [1] and was awarded its Burkitt Medal in 1966. [2] He served as president of the Society for New Testament Studies in 1973.
In 1982, a Festschrift was published in his honour. Paul and Paulinism: Essays in Honour of C.K. Barrett included contributions from Morna Hooker , F. F. Bruce , I. Howard Marshall , Martin Hengel , and John Painter .
Selected works
- Barrett, C. K. (1947). The Holy Spirit and the Gospel tradition . London: S.P.C.K.
- — — — (1955). The Gospel According to St. John: an introduction with commentary and notes on the Greek text . London: S.P.C.K.
- — — — (1956). The New Testament Background: selected documents edited, with introductions . London: S.P.C.K.
- — — — (1957). A Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans . London: A. & C. Black.
- — — — (1963). The Pastoral Epistles in the New English Bible . Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- — — — (1967). Jesus and the Gospel Tradition . London: S.P.C.K.
- — — — (1968). A Commentary on the First Epistle to the Corinthians . London: A. & C. Black.
- — — — (1970). The Gospel of John and Judaism . London: S.P.C.K.
- — — — (1973). A Commentary on the Second Epistle to the Corinthians . London: A. & C. Black.
- — — — (1977). Reading Through Romans . London: SCM Press.
- — — — (1982). Essays on Paul . London: S.P.C.K.
- — — — (1982). Essays on John . London: S.P.C.K.
- — — — (1985). Freedom and Obligation: Study of the Epistle to the Galatians . London: S.P.C.K.
- — — — (1994). Paul: An Introduction to His Thought . Geoffrey Chapman.
- — — — (1994). A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on The Acts of the Apostles: Vol. 1, Preliminary Introduction and Commentary on Acts I-XIV . ICC . London: T&T Clark.
- — — — (1999). A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on The Acts of the Apostles: Vol. 2, Preliminary Introduction and Commentary on Acts XV-XXVIII . ICC. London: T&T Clark.
- — — — (2002). Acts of the Apostles: A Shorter Commentary . ICC. London: T&T Clark.
References
- 1 2 "The Reverend CK Barrett" . The Daily Telegraph . 6 September 2011 . Retrieved 30 September 2013 .
- 1 2 3 Morgan, Robert (5 October 2011). "The Rev CK Barrett obituary" . The Guardian . Retrieved 30 September 2013 .
- ↑ Remembering C K Barrett28 August 2011, accessed 6 March 2016
- ↑ Professor J D G Dunn , quoted in Remembering C K Barrett . Retrieved 6 March 2016
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