Burton H. Throckmorton Jr.
Burton Hamiliton Throckmorton Jr. (1921 in Elizabeth, New Jersey – 2009 in Bangor, Maine) was an American New Testament scholar.[1][2] He was Hayes Professor of New Testament Language and Literature at Bangor Theological Seminary from 1954 to 1989, and a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and the United Church of Christ.
Early life[edit]
Burton H. Throckmorton Jr. was born to a family of five in Elizabeth, New Jersey on February 21, 1921.[3]
Education[edit]
Throckmorton earned a Bachelor of Art degree from the University of Virginia in 1943. Later, he studied at the University of Marburg in Germany.[3]
New York[edit]
Throckmorton began studying at the Juilliard School of Music. He later earned a bachelor of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in 1945 and a doctorate of philosophy from Columbia University in 1952.[3]
Celebrity[edit]
1932-1934[edit]
From 1932-1934, Throckmorton performed a tap dance routine with his sister, Joan Throckmorton, for the revue, "Sunday Nights at Nine," starring Shirley Booth and Van Heflin, on Broadway.[3]
1980s and 1990s[edit]
Following the publications of his works in the 1980s and 1990s, Throckmorton appeared on various radio programs in addition to "CBS This Morning" and "The Phil Donahue Show."[3]
Works[edit]
- Gospel Parallels 1949, 5th edition 1993. This is one of the standard Gospel Synopsis texts.[4]
- The New Testament and Mythology 1952, The Westminster Press
- Romans for the Layman 1961, The Seabury Press: reprinted under the title “Adopted Love” 1978
- pamphlet “The Bible and the Church” 1989
- Jesus Christ, The Message of the Gospels, The Hope of the Church 1989, Westminster John Knox Press
References[edit]
- ^ "BURTON H. THROCKMORTON JR".
- ^ "Bangor Daily News". Archived from the original on 2012-07-21.
- ^ a b c d e Obituary (January 4, 2009). "BURTON H. THROCKMORTON JR". Bangor Daily News (Obituaries). Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ^ O. C. Edwards Elements of Homiletic: A Method for Preparing to Preach p32 1990 "A tool that should be in the library of everyone who has the responsibility of preaching is a book in which the gospels are set in parallel columns, such as Burton Throckmorton, Gospel Parallels, or Kurt Aland, Synopsis of the Four Gospels"
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
 | This biography of a United States religious figure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |