Ernest DeWitt Burton
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Ernest DeWitt Burton was an American
biblical scholar, born in Granville, Ohio
.
He graduated from Denison University
in 1876 and from Rochester Theological Seminary in 1882, and studied in Germany
at Leipzig
and Berlin
, then taught at the seminaries in Rochester and Newton (1882–1892). He became head of the department of New Testament
literature and interpretation at the University of Chicago
, and in 1897 became editor of the American Journal of Theology. With Shailer Matthews he wrote Constructive Studies in the Life of Christ (1901) and Principles and Ideals of the Sunday School (1903), and with J. M. P. Smith and G. B. Smith Biblical Ideas of Atonement (1909). He also published:
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biblical scholar, born in Granville, Ohio
Granville, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,167 people, 1,309 households, and 888 families residing in the village. The population density was 790.4 people per square mile . There were 1,384 housing units at an average density of 345.4 per square mile...
.
He graduated from Denison University
Denison University
Denison University is private, coeducational, and residential college of liberal arts and sciences founded in 1831. It is located in Granville, Ohio, United States, approximately 30 miles east of Columbus, the state capital...
in 1876 and from Rochester Theological Seminary in 1882, and studied in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
at Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
and Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, then taught at the seminaries in Rochester and Newton (1882–1892). He became head of the department of New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
literature and interpretation at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
, and in 1897 became editor of the American Journal of Theology. With Shailer Matthews he wrote Constructive Studies in the Life of Christ (1901) and Principles and Ideals of the Sunday School (1903), and with J. M. P. Smith and G. B. Smith Biblical Ideas of Atonement (1909). He also published:
- The Records and Letters of the Apostolic Age (1899)
- Short Introduction to the Gospels (1904)
- Studies in Mark (1904)
- Some Principles of Literary Criticism and their Application to the Synoptic Problem (1904), online version
- Harmony of the Synoptic Gospels in Greek, with Edgar J. GoodspeedEdgar J. GoodspeedEdgar Johnson Goodspeed was an American liberal theologian and scholar of Greek and the New Testament. He taught for many years at the University of Chicago, whose collection of New Testament manuscripts he enriched by his searches...
, (1920) - Commentary on PaulPaul of TarsusPaul the Apostle , also known as Saul of Tarsus, is described in the Christian New Testament as one of the most influential early Christian missionaries, with the writings ascribed to him by the church forming a considerable portion of the New Testament...
's Epistle to the GalatiansEpistle to the GalatiansThe Epistle of Paul to the Galatians, often shortened to Galatians, is the ninth book of the New Testament. It is a letter from Paul of Tarsus to a number of Early Christian communities in the Roman province of Galatia in central Anatolia...
(1920) - Jesus of NazarethNazarethNazareth is the largest city in the North District of Israel. Known as "the Arab capital of Israel," the population is made up predominantly of Palestinian Arab citizens of Israel...
, How He Thought, Lived, Worked, and Achieved (1920) - Source Book for the Study of the Teaching of JesusJesusJesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...
on Its Historical Relationships (1923)