Brian Walton (theologian)
Brian Walton (* around 1600 in Cleveland, ( Yorkshire ), † November 29, 1661 in London ) was a British theologian, orientalist , Bishop of Chester and editor of the London Polyglot .
Life
Walton began his studies at Magdalene College in Cambridge in 1614 . In 1618 he moved to Peterhouse College in Cambridge, where he was ordained a priest in 1623. Also in 1623 he received his Magister Artium , in 1639 he received his doctorate . From 1654 to 1657 he worked as editor of the Biblia Sacra Polyglotta (also called "London Polyglotte"), a synopsis in six volumes on subscription basis . The work includes scriptures in nine languages: Hebrew , Aramaic , Samaritan , Syriac , Arabic , Persian , Old Ethiopian , Greek and Latin . The polyglot was created with the collaboration of the authors James Ussher , John Lightfoot , Edward Pococke , Edmund Castell , Abraham Wheelocke, Patrick Young, Thomas Hyde and Thomas Greaves.
Works
- Brian Walton (Ed.): Biblia sacra polyglotta. Graz, reprint of the Akademische Druck- u. Publishing House, 1986, ISBN 3-201-00073-6 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Brian Walton in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peter Harrison: Walton, Brian . In: Hans Dieter Betz u. a. (Ed.): Religion in the past and present. Concise dictionary for theology and religious studies . 4th edition. tape 8 , no. 8 . UTB, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8252-8401-5 , Sp. 1302 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| John Bridgeman |
Bishop of Chester 1660–1661 |
Henry afar |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Walton, Brian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Waltonus, Brianus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British orientalist and Bishop of Chester |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1600 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cleveland, ( Yorkshire ) |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 29, 1661 |
| Place of death | London |