Henry Wansbrough (born Joseph Wansbrough, 1934) is an English

biblical scholar Biblical studies is the academic application of a set of diverse disciplines to the study of the Bible (the Old Testament and New Testament).''Introduction to Biblical Studies, Second Edition'' by Steve Moyise (Oct 27, 2004) pages 11–12 ...

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priest, and monk of Ampleforth Abbey. From 1990 to 2004, he served as

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Born as Joseph Wansbrough on 9 October 1934 in

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, England, Henry Wansbrough is Cathedral Prior of Norwich (2004–present), Magister Scholarum of the

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(2001–present), member of the

Pontifical Biblical Commission The Pontifical Biblical Commission () is a pontifical commission established within the Roman Curia to ensure the proper interpretation and defense of the Bible. Since 1988, it has been closely attached to the Congregation for the Doctrine of t ...

(1997–2007), Chairman of the Trustees of the

Catholic Biblical Association The Catholic Biblical Association of America (CBA) is an American learned society dedicated to the academic study of the Bible. The suggestion to form a permanent association of biblical scholars was made at the beginning of 1936 at a meeting in ...

(1996–present), and Emeritus Member of the

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in the

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(1990–present). He is Alexander Jones Professor of Biblical Studies within the Department of Theology, Philosophy and Religious studies at Liverpool Hope University. From 1990 until 2004 he was Master of

St Benet's Hall St Benet's Hall (known colloquially as Benet's) was a permanent private hall (PPH) of the University of Oxford, originally a Roman Catholic religious house of studies. It closed down in 2022. The principal building was located at the northern ...

, the

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of the University of Oxford. While studying at the

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

he was examined by novelist C.S. Lewis. He was an early advocate for the acceptance of

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scholars, persuading the editors of the ''Catholic Commentary on Holy Scripture'' to remove asterisks highlighting the contributions of Protestant scholars in the second edition, arguing that “we can learn from one another”. He was General Editor of the '' New Jerusalem Bible'' and the ''

Revised New Jerusalem Bible The ''Revised New Jerusalem Bible'' (RNJB) is an English translation of the Catholic Bible translated by the Benedictine scholar Henry Wansbrough as an update and successor to the 1966 ''Jerusalem Bible'' and the 1985 ''New Jerusalem Bible''. ...

''. He has written twenty books, more than sixty articles, around ninety book reviews, an edition of the

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, with an accompanying textbook, for

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students, and more than fifty electronic booklets, essays, and lectures, as well as editing, co-editing, and translating other volumes. He produces the "Wednesday Word" a not-for-profit collaborative charitable trust based at St Austin's Catholic Church, Wakefield, West Yorkshire which aims to spread the Sunday Gospel to families through primary schools and enriching the Home, School & Parish partnership. He currently resides at Ampleforth Abbey, working as a religious studies teacher at

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where he stays active by riding his scooter around the school. He also works as a house chaplain at St Oswald's boarding house.

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