Charles Kingsley Barrett

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Charles Kingsley Barrett , FBA (born May 4, 1917 in Salford , † August 26, 2011 ) was a British biblical scholar and Methodist clergyman . He was a professor of theology at the University of Durham and wrote exegetical commentaries on the Acts of the Apostles , the Gospel of John , the Romans , 1st Corinthians and 2nd Corinthians .

Early life and education

Barrett was born in Salford and studied at Shebbear College in Devon, Pembroke College in Cambridge and Wesley House , which is also in Cambridge.

Career

Barrett was ordained to ministerial service in the Methodist Church and in 1945 was appointed lecturer in divinity at the University of Durham, where he was elected professor in 1958. He preached regularly in the Darlington County of the Methodist Church and beyond.

Barrett was seen as on par with Charles Harold Dodd and was referred to as "the greatest British New Testament scholar of the 20th century" and "the greatest UK commentator on New Testament writings since JB Lightfoot ".

Honors

Barrett was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA) in 1961 and was awarded its Burkitt Medal in 1966 . He was president of the SNTS in 1973 .

In 1982 a commemorative publication was published in his honor. Paul and Paulinism: Essays in Honor of CK Barrett includes contributions from Morna Hooker , FF Bruce , I. Howard Marshall , Martin Hengel , and John Painter .

Selected Works

  • CK Barrett: The Holy Spirit and the Gospel tradition . SPCK, London 1947.
  • CK Barrett: The Gospel According to St. John: an introduction with commentary and notes on the Greek text . SPCK, London 1955.
  • CK Barrett: The New Testament Background: selected documents edited, with introductions . SPCK, London 1956.
  • CK Barrett: A Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans . A. & C. Black, London 1957.
  • CK Barrett: The Pastoral Epistles in the New English Bible . Oxford University Press, Oxford 1963.
  • CK Barrett: Jesus and the Gospel Tradition . SPCK, London 1967.
  • CK Barrett: A Commentary on the First Epistle to the Corinthians . A. & C. Black, London 1968.
  • CK Barrett: The Gospel of John and Judaism . SPCK, London 1970.
  • CK Barrett: A Commentary on the Second Epistle to the Corinthians . A. & C. Black, London 1973.
  • CK Barrett: Reading Through Romans . SCM Press, London 1977.
  • CK Barrett: Essays on Paul . SPCK, London 1982.
  • CK Barrett: Essays on John . SPCK, London 1982.
  • CK Barrett: Freedom and Obligation: Study of the Epistle to the Galatians . SPCK, London 1985.
  • CK Barrett: Paul: An Introduction to His Thought . Geoffrey Chapman, 1994.
  • CK Barrett: A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on The Acts of the Apostles  (=  ICC ), Volume 1: Preliminary Introduction and Commentary on Acts I – XIV . T&T Clark, London 1994.
  • CK Barrett: A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on The Acts of the Apostles  (= ICC), Volume 2: Preliminary Introduction and Commentary on Acts XV – XXVIII . T&T Clark, London 1999.
  • CK Barrett: Acts of the Apostles: A Shorter Commentary  (= ICC). T&T Clark, London 2002.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b The Reverend CK Barrett . In: The Telegraph , September 6, 2011. Retrieved September 30, 2013. 
  2. ^ A b c Robert Morgan: The Rev CK Barrett obituary . In: The Guardian , October 5, 2011. Retrieved September 30, 2013. 
  3. ^ Remembering CK Barrett, August 28, 2011, accessed March 6, 2016
  4. ↑ James DG Dunn , quoted in Remembering CK Barrett , accessed March 6, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Barrett, Charles Kingsley
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English clergyman
DATE OF BIRTH May 4, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH Salford
DATE OF DEATH August 26, 2011