James Hastings

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James Hastings (* 1852 in Huntly , Aberdeenshire ; † 1922 ) was a Scottish Presbyterian clergyman and religious scholar .

Life

He was ordained in 1884 and was a minister of the Free Church , the Reformed Free Church in Scotland.

He was editor of the Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics , on which numerous well-known scientists collaborated, as well as founder and editor of the Expository Times .

Works

  • Dictionary of the Bible. 1898–1904, five volumes
  • Dictionary of Christ and the Gospels. 1901, two volumes, later editions with John A. Selbie and John C. Lambert
  • Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics. 1908–26, 13 volumes (Repr. Edinburgh: Clark; New York: Scribner, 1969–1971, at Internet Archive )
  • Dictionary of the Apostolic Church. 1916 ( at Internet Archive )
  • The Great Texts of the Bible. 1912, 20 volumes ( at Internet Archive )
  • The Speaker's Bible. 1923, 13 volumes

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