Vincent Taylor FBA (1887–1968) was a Methodist biblical scholar and theologian.[1] He was elected to the Fellowship of the British Academy in 1954, specializing in theology.[2] During his career, he was both Principal of Wesley College, Headingley, Leeds[3] and, from 1930–58, Ferens Professor of New Testament Language and Literature there.[2] He was also Examiner in Biblical Theology, London University.[3] He is described as "one of the outstanding New Testament scholars of his day and theologian of great renown and influence" with an "immense" literary output.[4] According to the British Academy, his principal publications were Jesus and his sacrifice: a study of the Passion-sayings (1937), The atonement in New Testament teaching (1940) and The Gospel according to St Mark (1952).[2]
In 1954 Taylor was the president of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas (SNTS). There was a daughter from his marriage.[5]
Bibliography
edit- Books
- The Gospel According to Saint Mark (1952) Macmillan & Company
- The Formation of the Gospel Tradition (1935) Macmillan & Company
- Forgiveness and Reconciliation: A Study in New Testament Theology (1956) Macmillan
- New Testament Essays (1970) Epworth Press
- The Atonement in New Testament Teaching (1940) Epworth Press
- Jesus and his Sacrifice: a Study of the Passion-sayings in the Gospels (1937) Macmillan & Company
- The Life and Ministry of Jesus (1955) Abingdon Press
- The Names of Jesus (1953) Macmillan
- The Gospels: A Short Introduction (1962) Epworth Press
- The Person of Christ in New Testament Teaching (1958) Macmillan
- The Cross of Christ: Eight Public Lectures (1956) Macmillan. (delivered at Drew University, Madison, New Jersey : 1955–6.)
- Text of the New Testament: A Short Introduction. (1961) St. Martin's Press
- The Passion Narrative of St Luke: A Critical and Historical Investigation edited by Owen E. Evans (2004) Cambridge University Press – The book defends and develops the argument for a non-Markan basis for the Gospel of Luke which he first presented in 1926.
- The Epistle to the Romans (1955) Epworth Press
- Behind the Third gospel: a study of the Proto-Luke hypothesis (1926) Clarendon Press
- The Historical Evidence for the Virgin Birth [Full Read] (1920) Clarendon Press
- Doctrine and Evangelism (1953) Epworth Press
- The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit: Four Lectures by Members of the Staff of Wesley College, Headingley coauthors Howard Watkin-Jones, Harold Roberts (1941) Epworth Press
- The Origin of the Markan Passion Sayings (1970) Epworth Press
- The First Draft of St. Luke's Gospel (1927) Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
References
edit- ^ Evans, O. E. "Taylor, Vincent (1887–1968)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/52515. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ a b c Record for: TAYLOR, Revd Dr V (01/01/1887-28/11/1968), British Academy Fellows Archive. Online.
- ^ a b Walter P. Weaver, The historical Jesus in the twentieth century, 1900-1950 (Continuum, 1999), p. 142, n. 4
- ^ O. E. Evans, "Theologians of our Times" in The Expository Times March 1964 vol. 75 no. 6 164-168
- ^ Barrett, C. K. (1972). "Vincent Taylor, 1887–1968" (PDF). Proceedings of the British Academy. 56: 283–292.