Vincent Taylor (1887–1968) was a

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. He was elected to the Fellowship of the British Academy in 1954, specializing in theology.Record for: TAYLOR, Revd Dr V (01/01/1887-28/11/1968), British Academy Fellows Archive
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During his career, he was both Principal of Wesley College,

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, LeedsWalter P. Weaver, ''The historical Jesus in the twentieth century, 1900-1950'' (Continuum, 1999), p. 142, n. 4 and, from 1930–58, Ferens Professor of New Testament Language and Literature there. He was also Examiner in Biblical Theology,

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. He is described as "one of the outstanding New Testament scholars of his day and theologian of great renown and influence" with an "immense" literary output. According to the

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, his principal publications were ''Jesus and his sacrifice: a study of the Passion-sayings'' (1937), ''The atonement in New Testament teaching'' (1940) and ''The Gospel according to St Mark'' (1952). In 1954 Taylor was the president of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas (SNTS). There was a daughter from his marriage.

Bibliography

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The Gospel According to Saint Mark
(1952) Macmillan & Company
The Formation of the Gospel Tradition
(1935) Macmillan & Company
Forgiveness and Reconciliation: A Study in New Testament Theology
(1956) Macmillan
New Testament Essays
(1970) Epworth Press
The Atonement in New Testament Teaching
(1940) Epworth Press
Jesus and his Sacrifice
a Study of the Passion-sayings in the Gospels (1937) Macmillan & Company
The Life and Ministry of Jesus
(1955) Abingdon Press
The Names of Jesus
(1953) Macmillan
The Gospels: A Short Introduction
(1962) Epworth Press
The Person of Christ in New Testament Teaching
(1958) Macmillan
The Cross of Christ: Eight Public Lectures
(1956) Macmillan. (delivered at Drew University, Madison, New Jersey : 1955–6.)
Text of the New Testament: A Short Introduction
(1961) St. Martin's Press
The Passion Narrative of St Luke: A Critical and Historical Investigation
edited by Owen E. Evans (2004) Cambridge University Press The book defends and develops the argument for a non-Markan basis for the Gospel of Luke which he first presented in 1926.
The Epistle to the Romans
(1955) Epworth Press
Behind the Third gospel: a study of the Proto-Luke hypothesis
(1926) Clarendon Press
The Historical Evidence for the Virgin Birth
(1920) Clarendon Press
Doctrine and Evangelism
(1953) Epworth Press
The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit: Four Lectures by Members of the Staff of Wesley College, Headingley
coauthors Howard Watkin-Jones, Harold Roberts (1941) Epworth Press
The Origin of the Markan Passion Sayings
(1970) Epworth Press
The First Draft of St. Luke's Gospel
(1927) Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Vincent 1887 births 1968 deaths 20th-century Christian biblical scholars Arminian theologians British biblical scholars Fellows of the British Academy Methodist biblical scholars Methodist theologians