Charles Kingsley Barrett (4 May 1917 – 26 August 2011)
was a British biblical scholar and
Methodist
Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's ...
minister. He served as Professor of Divinity at the
University of Durham
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and wrote commentaries on the
Acts of the Apostles,
John
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* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Secon ...
,
Romans
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
* Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
,
1 Corinthians and
2 Corinthians
The Second Epistle to the Corinthians is a Pauline epistle of the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The epistle is attributed to Paul the Apostle and a co-author named Timothy, and is addressed to the church in Corinth and Christians in the ...
.
Early life and education
Barrett was born in
Salford
Salford () is a city and the largest settlement in the City of Salford metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. In 2011, Salford had a population of 103,886. It is also the second and only other city in the metropolitan county afte ...
,
and studied at
Shebbear College, Devon,
Pembroke College, Cambridge, and
Wesley House
Wesley House was founded as a Methodist theological college (or seminary) in Jesus Lane, Cambridge, England. It opened in 1921 as a place for the education of Methodist ministers and today serves as a gateway to theological scholarship for stu ...
in Cambridge.
Career
Barrett was ordained to the ministry in the
Methodist Church, and appointed lecturer in divinity at the University of Durham in 1945, where he was elected professor in 1958. He also preached on a regular basis in the
Darlington circuit of the Methodist Church and more widely.
Barrett has been described as standing alongside
C. H. Dodd
Charles Harold Dodd (1884–1973) was a Welsh New Testament scholar and influential Protestant theologian. He is known for promoting "realized eschatology", the belief that Jesus' references to the kingdom of God meant a present reality rathe ...
as "the greatest British New Testament scholar of the 20th century"
and "the greatest UK commentator on New Testament writings since
J. B. Lightfoot".
[ Professor J D G Dunn, quoted i]
Remembering C K Barrett
Retrieved 6 March 2016
Honours
Barrett was elected a
Fellow of the British Academy (FBA) in 1961,
and was awarded its
Burkitt Medal The Burkitt Medal is awarded annually by the British Academy "in recognition of special service to Biblical Studies". Awards alternate between Hebrew Bible studies (odd years) and New Testament studies (even years). It was established in 1923 and h ...
in 1966.
He served as president of the
Society for New Testament Studies in 1973.
In 1982, a ''
Festschrift
In academia, a ''Festschrift'' (; plural, ''Festschriften'' ) is a book honoring a respected person, especially an academic, and presented during their lifetime. It generally takes the form of an edited volume, containing contributions from the h ...
'' was published in his honour. ''Paul and Paulinism: Essays in Honour of C.K. Barrett'' included contributions from
Morna Hooker
Morna Dorothy Hooker (born 19 May 1931) is a British theologian and New Testament scholar.
Early life and education
Morna Hooker was born in Beddington on 19 May 1931. She went to Bristol University where she graduated with first class honours ...
,
F. F. Bruce
Frederick Fyvie Bruce (12 October 1910 – 11 September 1990), usually cited as F. F. Bruce, was a Scottish biblical scholar who supported the historical reliability of the New Testament. His first book, ''New Testament Documents: Are They ...
,
I. Howard Marshall,
Martin Hengel
Martin Hengel (14 December 1926 – 2 July 2009) was a German historian of religion, focusing on the " Second Temple Period" or "Hellenistic Period" of early Judaism and Christianity.
Biography
Hengel was born in Reutlingen, south of Stuttgart ...
, and
John Painter.
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References
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1917 births
2011 deaths
20th-century Christian biblical scholars
Academics of Durham University
Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge
Arminian ministers
Arminian theologians
Bible commentators
British biblical scholars
English Methodist ministers
Fellows of the British Academy
Methodist biblical scholars
New Testament scholars
People educated at Shebbear College
People from Salford