S. H. Hooke
Encyclopedia
Samuel Henry Hooke was an English scholar writing on comparative religion
. He is known for his translation
of the Bible
into Basic English
.
He was born in Cirencester
, Gloucestershire
. He was educated at St. Mark's school, Windsor
and Jesus College, Oxford
.
From 1913 to 1926 he was at the University of Toronto
, where he was a founder of and contributor to Canadian Forum. He became Professor of Old Testament Studies, University of London
.
Comparative religion
Comparative religion is a field of religious studies that analyzes the similarities and differences of themes, myths, rituals and concepts among the world's religions...
. He is known for his translation
Bible in Basic English
The Bible In Basic English is a translation of the Bible into Basic English. The BBE was translated by Professor S. H. Hooke using the standard 850 Basic English words. 100 words that were helpful to understand poetry were added along with 50 "Bible" words for a total of 1,000 words total...
of the Bible
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
into Basic English
Basic English
Basic English, also known as Simple English, is an English-based controlled language created by linguist and philosopher Charles Kay Ogden as an international auxiliary language, and as an aid for teaching English as a Second Language...
.
He was born in Cirencester
Cirencester
Cirencester is a market town in east Gloucestershire, England, 93 miles west northwest of London. Cirencester lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames, and is the largest town in the Cotswold District. It is the home of the Royal Agricultural College, the oldest agricultural...
, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
. He was educated at St. Mark's school, Windsor
Windsor, Berkshire
Windsor is an affluent suburban town and unparished area in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. It is widely known as the site of Windsor Castle, one of the official residences of the British Royal Family....
and Jesus College, Oxford
Jesus College, Oxford
Jesus College is one of the colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship Street, Cornmarket Street and Market Street...
.
From 1913 to 1926 he was at the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
, where he was a founder of and contributor to Canadian Forum. He became Professor of Old Testament Studies, 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...
.
Author
- Christianity in the Making (1926)
- New Year's Day: The Story of the Calendar (1927)
- The Origins of Early Semitic Ritual (1938) (Schweich Lectures for 1935)
- In the Beginning (1947)
- What Is the Bible? (1948)
- The Kingdom of God in the Experience of Jesus (1949)
- Babylonian and Assyrian Religion (1953)
- The Siege Perilous: Essays in Biblical Anthropology and Kindred Subjects (1956)
- Alpha and Omega: A Study in the Pattern of Revelation (1961)
- Middle Eastern Mythology (1963)
- The Resurrection of Christ as History and Experience (1967)
Editor
- Myth and Ritual (1933)
- The Labyrinth: Further Studies in the Relation between Myth and Ritual in the Ancient World (1935)
- Myth, Ritual and Kingship (1958)
Translator
- Jesus by Charles Guignebert (1935)
- The Parables of Jesus by Joachim JeremiasJoachim JeremiasJoachim Jeremias was a German Lutheran theologian, scholar of Near Eastern Studies and university professor for New Testament studies. He was abbot of Bursfelde, 1968–1971....
(1954) - The Prophets and the Rise of Judaism by Adolphe Lods (1955)
- Samaria the Capital of the Kingdom of Israel by André Parrot (1958)