Daniel Guilford Wait
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Daniel Guilford Wait was an English clergyman, Hebrew scholar and religious writer.
. He matriculated from University College, Oxford
, on 20 October 1809, and moved over to St. John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated LL.B. in 1819 and LL.D. in 1824. He was ordained as curate in Pucklechurch
, near Bristol, and on 12 March 1819 was presented to the rectory of Blagdon
in Somerset
. Married twice, to Priscilla Morgan Thorne in 1814 and to Eliza Wylde in 1819 and had several children. Wait died at Blagdon on 30 September 1850.
had urged in the 'Classical, Biblical, and Oriental Journal.' His chief work, 'Jewish, Oriental, and Classical Antiquities' (Cambridge, 8vo), which appeared in 1823, was compiled with much labour and research.
He was also the author of:
He translated 'An Introduction to the Writings of the New Testament,' London, 1827, from the German of Johann Leonhard von Hug; his translation was superseded by that of Moses Stuart (Andover, 1836). He also edited the 'Repertorium Theologicum,' London, 1829, of which only one number appeared.
Life
He was the son of Daniel Wait of BristolBristol
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. He matriculated from University College, Oxford
University College, Oxford
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, on 20 October 1809, and moved over to St. John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated LL.B. in 1819 and LL.D. in 1824. He was ordained as curate in Pucklechurch
Pucklechurch
Pucklechurch is a village in South Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.- Location :Pucklechurch is a historic village with an incredibly rich past, from the Bronze Age with its tumulus on Shortwood Hill, up to the siting of a barrage balloon depot in World War II...
, near Bristol, and on 12 March 1819 was presented to the rectory of Blagdon
Blagdon
Blagdon is a village and civil parish in the ceremonial county of Somerset, within the unitary authority of North Somerset, in England. It is located in the Mendip Hills, a recognised Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. According to the 2001 census it has a population of 1,172...
in Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
. Married twice, to Priscilla Morgan Thorne in 1814 and to Eliza Wylde in 1819 and had several children. Wait died at Blagdon on 30 September 1850.
Works
His first publication in 1811 was 'A Defence of a Critique of the Hebrew Word Nachash,' London, 8vo, in which he supported the conclusion that Eve was deceived by a serpent and not by an ape, as Adam ClarkeAdam Clarke
Adam Clarke was a British Methodist theologian and Biblical scholar, born in the townland of Moybeg Kirley near Tobermore in Ireland...
had urged in the 'Classical, Biblical, and Oriental Journal.' His chief work, 'Jewish, Oriental, and Classical Antiquities' (Cambridge, 8vo), which appeared in 1823, was compiled with much labour and research.
He was also the author of:
- 'An Inquiry into the Religious Knowledge which the Heathen Philosophers derived from the Jewish Scriptures,' Cambridge, 1813.
- 'A Comparison of certain Traditions found in the Thalmud, Targumiy and Rabbinical Writers, with circumstances in the Life of our Saviour,' Cambridge, 1814.
- 'A Critical Examination of some few Scripture Texts, which maintain the Doctrine of a Trinity in Unity,' London, 1819.
- 'A Course of Sermons preached before the University of Cambridge,' London, 1826.
- 'A Selection from the Psalms,' London, 1848.
He translated 'An Introduction to the Writings of the New Testament,' London, 1827, from the German of Johann Leonhard von Hug; his translation was superseded by that of Moses Stuart (Andover, 1836). He also edited the 'Repertorium Theologicum,' London, 1829, of which only one number appeared.