Sir Edwyn Clement Hoskyns, 13th Baronet, (9 August 1884 – 28 June 1937) was an English

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priest and theologian.

Career

Hoskyns was born on 9 August 1884 in

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, the eldest child and only son of Bishop Edwyn Hoskyns and his wife Mary Constance Maude Benson. He was educated at

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and

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, graduating from the latter in 1907. Hoskyns was a fellow and Dean of

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, and a notable biblical scholar. On his father's death in 1925, he succeeded to the Hoskyns baronetcy. His influence on the next generation of clergymen was considerable, e.g., on

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, Gabriel Hebert, Christopher Evans, Donald Lynch, and C. K. Barrett. Hoskyns served in the Great War as a Temporary Chaplain to the Forces. He was commissioned in July 1915, and served in Egypt and France. He was described as 'A capable chaplain. Hard worker. Has made a good SCF (Senior Chaplain to the Forces).’ He was awarded the Military Cross, 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Under heavy shell fire he personally placed wounded in a safe place, and was solely responsible from preventing them falling into the hands of the enemy. He remained with them until all had been evacuated, being slightly wounded himself. Next day he showed conspicuous courage in tending wounded in an exposed position under heavy shell and machine-gun fire for nine hours without a break.'London Gazette, 23.7.1918 p8811 He died on 28 June 1937 in London and was buried in

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Writings

* ''The Riddle of the New Testament''. With Francis Noel Davey. London: Faber & Faber, 1931 * '' The Epistle to the Romans'', by

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; translated from the 6th edition by Edwyn C. Hoskyns. Oxford University Press, 1933 * ''Cambridge Sermons''. London: SPCK, 1938 * ''The Fourth Gospel''. London: Faber & Faber, 1940 * ''Crucifixion-Resurrection: The Pattern of the Theology and Ethics of the New Testament''. Edwyn Clement Hoskyns & Francis Noel Davey. London: SPCK, 1981.

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