John Edgar McFadyen
John Edgar McFadyen B. A. (Oxon), M. A., D. D. (17 July 1870 – 1933) was a Scottish theologian, was professor of language, literature and Old Testament theology in the University of Glasgow. He was born in Glasgow and died in 1933.[1]
He produced translations of a number of books of the Bible in what he labelled "modern speech". His translations of Job and Psalms strove to be metrical, to reflect their poetic originals.[2] He learned Esperanto in 1907 during a stay in Chautauqua, New York, and was a prominent proponent of that language.
Writings
- The Messages of the Prophetic and Priestly Historians, Vol. 4 in The Messages of the Bible, 1901, published by Scribner & Sons
- In the Hour of Silence, 1902.
- Old Testament Criticism and the Christian Church, 1903.
- The Prayers of the Bible. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1906
- "The Prophets and the Priestly Historians" and "The Psalmists" in The Messages of the Bible, 1909, published by Kent and Sanders.
- The Epistles to the Corinthians and Galatians in the series "The Interpreters Commentary of the New Testament", 1909.
- The Problem of Pain: a study in the Book of Job, c. 1910.
- The Epistles to the Corinthians, (translation) 1911.
- A Cry for Justice: a study in Amos, 1912.
- The Psalms in Modern Speech and Rhythmical Form, 1916.
- The Wisdom Books in Modern Speech and Rhythmical Form (Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Lamentations, and Song of Solomon), 1917.
- Isaiah in Modern Speech, 1918.
- Jeremiah in Modern Speech, 1919.
- The Use of the Old Testament in the Light of Modern Knowledge, 1922.
- The Approach to the Old Testament, 1926.
- A Guide to the Understanding of the Old Testament, 1927.
- Old Testament Scenes and Characters, 1928.
- The Message of Israel: The Chalmers lectures, 1931.
- Learning and Life, 1934.
- Studies in Psalms, 1936.
- Key to the Exercises in the Late Professor A. B. Davidson's "Revised Introductory Hebrew Grammar" , 1951.
References
Sources
- Paul, William (2003) "McFadyen, John Edgar" in: English Language Bible Translators, p. 159. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland and Company
External links
- Works by John Edgar McFadyen at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about John Edgar McFadyen at the Internet Archive
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