John Alexander Motyer (30 August 1924 – 26 August 2016), known as J. Alec Motyer, was an Irish

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. He was Vice-Principal of

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and vicar of St. Luke's,

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, and Christ Church, Westbourne (Bournemouth) (1981–1989), before becoming Principal of

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. He spent his later years in Poynton, Cheshire. Motyer was born in Dublin on 30 August 1924 and educated at The High School, Dublin, before going to

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, where he received Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, and

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degrees. He trained to become an Anglican minister at

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describes him as a "competent and popular expositor", while

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has said that Motyer and Edmund Clowney were "the fathers of my preaching ministry". By contrast, Motyer's own opinion of himself was, "I’m not really a scholar. I’m just a man who loves the Word of God.” He died on 26 August 2016.

Published works

* * * * * * * - reissue of the 1974 title. * * * * * - reissue of ''The Story of the Old Testament'' * * * *

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