Benjamin Wisner Bacon
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| Born | January 15, 1860 Litchfield, Connecticut, US |
| Died | February 1, 1932 (aged 72) New Haven, Connecticut, US |
| Burial place | Grove Street Cemetery |
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| Occupation | Theologian |
Benjamin Wisner Bacon (January 15, 1860 – February 1, 1932)[1] was an American theologian.
Biography
[edit]Benjamin Wisner Bacon was born in Litchfield, Connecticut on January 15, 1860. He graduated from Yale College in 1881 and Yale Divinity School in 1884.[2] After serving in pastorates at Old Lyme, Connecticut (1884–1889), and at Oswego, New York (1889–1896), he was made an instructor in New Testament Greek at Yale Divinity School and became in 1897 professor of New Testament criticism and exegesis. The degrees D.D., Litt.D., and LL.D. were conferred upon him.
He died at his home in New Haven, Connecticut on February 1, 1932.[3] He was buried at Grove Street Cemetery.[4]
Works
[edit]Besides contributions to the Hibbert Journal and to the American Journal of Theology (of both of which he was chosen as an editor), his writings include:
- The Genesis of Genesis (1891)
- Triple Tradition of the Exodus (1894)
- The Sermon on the Mount (1902)
- The Story of St. Paul (1904)
- An Introduction to the New Testament (1907)
- The Founding of the Church (1909)
- The Fourth Gospel in Research and Debate (1909)
- Jesus the Son of God (1911)
- The Making of the New Testament (1912)
- Theodore Thornton Munger (1914)
- Is Mark a Roman Gospel? (1919)
- The Gospel of Mark: Its composition and date (1925)
References
[edit]- ^ Harrisville, Roy A. (2007). "Bacon, Benjamin Wisner". In McKim, Donald K. (ed.). Dictionary of major biblical interpreters (2nd ed.). Downers Grove, Ill.: IVP Academic. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-8308-2927-9.
- ^ Chamberlain, Joshua L., ed. (1899). Universities and Their Sons. Vol. II. Boston: R. Herndon Company. pp. 236–237. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Deaths". Dayton Daily News. New Haven, Connecticut. AP. February 1, 1932. p. 18. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prof. B. W. Bacon at Rest". The Day. New London, Connecticut. February 4, 1932. p. 11. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Bacon, Benjamin Wisner". New International Encyclopedia. Vol. II (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead. p. 365.
External links
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Works by or about Benjamin Wisner Bacon at Wikisource
Media related to Benjamin Wisner Bacon at Wikimedia Commons- Works by Benjamin Wisner Bacon at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Benjamin Wisner Bacon at the Internet Archive
- Benjamin Wisner Bacon at Find a Grave
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