William Sanday
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William Sanday was born in Holme Pierrepont
, Nottinghamshire, England to William Sanday and Elizabeth Mann. He was a British
theologian and biblical scholar. In 1877 he married Marian Hastings, daughter of Woodman Hastings.
He was Dean Ireland's Professor of Exegesis of Holy Scripture at Oxford
between 1883 and 1895, as well as Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity and Canon of Christ Church between 1895 and 1919. He became a Fellow of the British Academy in 1903 (one of the original cohort).
He also worked as one of the editors of the 1880 Variorum
Bible, and contributed articles to the Encyclopaedia Biblica
.
Holme Pierrepont
Holme Pierrepont is a hamlet located south of the city of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire, England. It is in the Gamston ward of the Rushcliffe local authority in the East Midlands region....
, Nottinghamshire, England to William Sanday and Elizabeth Mann. He was a British
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
theologian and biblical scholar. In 1877 he married Marian Hastings, daughter of Woodman Hastings.
He was Dean Ireland's Professor of Exegesis of Holy Scripture at Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
between 1883 and 1895, as well as Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity and Canon of Christ Church between 1895 and 1919. He became a Fellow of the British Academy in 1903 (one of the original cohort).
He also worked as one of the editors of the 1880 Variorum
Variorum
A variorum is a work that collates all known variants of a text. It is a work of textual criticism, whereby all variations and emendations are set side by side so that a reader can track how textual decisions have been made in the preparation of a text for publication...
Bible, and contributed articles to the Encyclopaedia Biblica
Encyclopaedia Biblica
Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political and Religion History, the Archeology, Geography and Natural History of the Bible , edited by Thomas Kelly Cheyne and J. Sutherland Black, is a critical encyclopedia of the Bible. In Theology/Biblical studies, it is often...
.
Works
- The Authorship and Historical Character of the Fourth Gospel (1872)
- The Gospels in the Second Century (1876)
- Commentary on Romans (1895, with Arthur C. Headlam)
- Outlines of the Life of Christ (1905)
- The New Testament Background (1918)