Edward William Grinfield (1785–1864) was an English biblical scholar.
Edward William Grinfield | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1785 |
| Died | 9 July 1864 Brighton, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation(s) | Biblical scholar and clergyman |
| Parent(s) | Thomas Grinfield and Anna Joanna (nee Barham) |
| Religion | Christian (Anglican) |
| Ordained | 1808 |
Offices held | Minister of Laura Chapel, Bath |
Life
editHe was the son of Thomas Grinfield and Anna Joanna, daughter of Joseph Foster Barham of Bedford, and brother of Thomas Grinfield. He was a schoolfellow of Thomas de Quincey at Wingfield, Wiltshire.[1] He entered Lincoln College, Oxford, proceeded B.A. 1806, M.A. 1808, and was ordained in the same year by the Bishop of Lincoln.[2]
After studying law at Lincoln's Inn and the Inner Temple, Grinfield became minister of Laura Chapel, Bath. It had been founded by Francis Randolph, its proprietor, in 1756.[3] Later he moved to London, where he occasionally preached at Kensington.[2][4]
In 1859 Grinfield founded and endowed a lectureship at Oxford on the Septuagint. He died at Brighton on 9 July 1864, and was buried in Hove churchyard.[2]
Works
editGrinfield wrote many pamphlets, articles, and reviews, as an advocate of Anglican orthodoxy. His works are:[2]
- ‘Reflections on the Connection of the British Government with the Protestant Religion,’ 1807.
- ‘The Crisis of Religion,’ 1811, and with ‘Strictures on Mr. Lancaster's System of Popular Education,’ 1812.
- ‘Reflections upon the Influence of Infidelity and Profaneness on Public Liberty, with a Plan for National Circulating Libraries,’ 1817.
- ‘Connection of Natural and Revealed Theology,’ 1818.
- ‘Cursory Observations upon the Lectures in Physiology, Zoology, and Natural History of Man, by Mr. Laurence,’ 2nd edition, 1819.
- ‘Sermons on the Parables,’ 1819.
- ‘The Researches of Physiology,’ 1820.
- ‘Thoughts on Lord Brougham's Education Bill,’ 1821.
- ‘Vindiciæ Anglicanæ, Letter to Dr. Copleston on his Inquiry into the Doctrine of Necessity and Predestination, with a second part,’ 1822.
- ‘Sermon on Paley's Exposition of the Law of Honour,’ 1824.
- ‘The Doctrinal Harmony of the New Testament,’ 1824.
- ‘A Reply to Mr. Brougham's Practical Observations upon the Education of the People,’ 1825.
- ‘The Nature and Extent of the Christian Dispensation with reference to the Salvability of the Heathen,’ 1827.
- ‘A Scriptural Inquiry into the Nature and Import of the Image and Likeness of God in Man,’ 1830.
- ‘Sketches of the Danish Mission on the Coast of Coromandel,’ 1831.
- ‘Christian Sentiments suggested by the Present Crisis; or, Civil Liberty founded upon Self-Restraint,’ 1831.
- ‘Reflections after a Visit to the University of Oxford,’ on the proceedings against Renn Dickson Hampden, 1836.
- 'The Chart and Scale of Truth,' 1840.
- 'Novum Testamentum Græcum. Editio Hellenistica,' 1843.
- 'Scholia Hellenistica in Novum Testamentum,' &c., 1848.
- 'An Expostulatory Letter to the Right Rev. Bishop Wiseman on the Interpolated Curse in the Vatican Septuagint,' 1850.
- 'An Apology for the Septuagint,' 1850.
- 'The Jesuits: an Historical Sketch,’ 1851, 1853.
- ‘The Christian Cosmos: the Son of God the revealed Creator,’ 1856.
Grinfield Lecturers
edit- 1861–1862 Edward Halifax Hansell[5]
- 1863–1865 John Day Collis[6]
- 1865–1869 James Augustus Hessey[7]
- 1869 William Kay[8]
- 1871 Wharton Booth Marriott[9]
- 1872–1874 Edward Hayes Plumptre[10]
- 1876–1878 John Wordsworth
- 1882–1884 Edwin Hatch[11]
- 1886–1890 Alfred Edersheim[12]
- 1893, 1895–1897 Charles Henry Hamilton Wright[13]
- 1901–1905 Henry Adeney Redpath[14]
- 1905–1911 Robert Henry Charles[15]
- 1920 Henry St. John Thackeray[16]
- 1919–1921 George Buchanan Gray[17]
- 1927–1931 Charles Harold Dodd[18]
- 1935–1939 Godfrey Rolles Driver[19]
- 1943–1945 Thomas Walter Manson[20]
- 1945–1949 George Dunbar Kilpatrick[21]
- 1961–1965 George Bradford Caird[22]
- 1969–1973 Sidney Jellicoe
- 1996-1998 John Lowden[23]
- 1998-2000 Eugene Ulrich
- 2005–2006 Tessa Rajak[24]
- 2007–2008 Jennifer Dines
- 2009–2010 Anneli Aejmelaeus
- 2011–2012 John Lee
- 2013–2014 Nicholas De Lange
- 2020-2022 James K. Aitken
References
edit- ^ "Victoria County History – Wiltshire – Vol 7 – Parishes: Wingfield". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- ^ Major, Emma. "Randolph, Francis". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/23118. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Agnew, Sinéad. "Grinfield, Edward William". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/11646. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Matthew, H. C. G. "Hansell, Edward Halifax". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/12224. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- ^ Curthoys, M. C. "Hessey, James Augustus". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/13133. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Hawke, Joanna. "Kay, William". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/15198. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Clewlow, Ellie. "Marriott, Wharton Booth". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/18094. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Matthew, H. C. G. "Plumptre, Edward Hayes". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/22402. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Matthew, H. C. G. "Hatch, Edwin". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/12589. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Agnew, Sinéad. "Edersheim, Alfred". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/8460. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Hawke, Joanna. "Wright, Charles Henry Hamilton". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/37033. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Hawke, Joanna. "Redpath, Henry Adeney". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/35705. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Law, Gerald. "Charles, Robert Henry". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/32370. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Handel Andrews (28 June 2011). The Church's One Foundation: Church and Bible Themes. Xlibris Corporation. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-4628-6965-7. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ Rogerson, J. W. "Gray, George Buchanan". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/33526. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Heaton, E. W. "Dodd, Charles Harold". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/31037. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Emerton, J. A. "Driver, Sir Godfrey Rolles". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/31048. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Law, Gerald. "Manson, Thomas Walter". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/34866. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ George Dunbar Kilpatrick; J. K. (James Keith) Elliott (1976). Studies in New Testament Language and Text: Essays in Honour of George D. Kilpatrick on the Occasion of His Sixty- Fifth Birthday. Brill Archive. p. 2. ISBN 978-90-04-04386-2. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ Barr, James. "Caird, George Bradford". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/30890. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Oxford University Gazette".
- ^ "Bryn Mawr Classical Review".
Sources
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Grinfield, Edward William". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.