Philip Edgcumbe Hughes was an Anglican clergyman and New Testament scholar.

Dr. Hughes was born in Australia and received his B.A., M.A., and D.L.H. from the University of Cape Town

University of Cape Town

The University of Cape Town is a public research university located in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. UCT was founded in 1829 as the South African College, and is the oldest university in South Africa and the second oldest extant university in Africa.-History:The roots of...

, B.D. from the University of London

University of London

-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...

, and Th.D. from the Australian College of Theology

Australian College of Theology

The Australian College of Theology is an Australian theological education provider. The college was one of the first Australian non-university providers to offer an accredited bachelor's degree and a research doctorate. Over 15,000 people have graduated since the foundation of the college,...

. From 1947 to 1953 Hughes taught at Tyndale Hall in England. From 1953-1956 he was Secretary of Church Society

Church Society

Church Society is a conservative evangelical Anglican organisation, and registered charity, formed in 1950 by the merger of the Anglican Church Association and National Church League ....

; and from 1959-1967 editor of Church Society's journal, The Churchman. From 1964 he moved to the United States to teach at American seminaries, including Westminster Theological Seminary

Westminster Theological Seminary

Westminster Theological Seminary is a Presbyterian and Reformed Christian graduate educational institution located in Glenside, Pennsylvania, with a satellite location in London.-History:...

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Works

• A Commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews, 1987
• Paul's Second Epistle to the Corinthians, New International Commentary on the New Testament, 1962
• Commentary on the Book of Revelation published by Inter-varsity Press in 1990 in what has become the Pillar New Testament Commentary series. It is now out of print and will be replaced in the series by D. A. Carson's treatment of Revelation.
• The True Image: The Origin and Destiny of Man in Christ, 1989
• Theology of the English Reformers 1960, ISBN 10: 0801042674.pdf