Burton H. Throckmorton Jr.

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Burton Hamiliton Throckmorton Jr. (Elizabeth, New Jersey, 1921-Bangor, Maine, 2009) 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[]

Burton H. Throckmorton Jr. was born to a family of five in Elizabeth, New Jersey on February 21, 1921.[3]

Education[]

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[]

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[]

1932-1934[]

From 1932-1934, Throckmorton performed a tap dance routine with his sister, Joan Throckmorton, for the revue, "" starring Shirley Booth and Van Heflin, on Broadway.[3]

1980s and 1990s[]

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[]

  • 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[]

  1. ^ "BURTON H. THROCKMORTON JR".
  2. ^ "Bangor Daily News". Archived from the original on 2012-07-21.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Obituary (January 4, 2009). "BURTON H. THROCKMORTON JR". Bangor Daily News (Obituaries). Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  4. ^ 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"


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