F.F. Bruce: A Life
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Overview
In this volume, Timothy Grass outlines the life of F.F. Bruce, one of the most significant evangelical scholars of the twentieth century. He does so with originality, insight, and a grasp of the implications for the church today.
Evangelicals have often wrestled with two problems: the relation between academic theology and church life, and the quest for recognition of their status as credible interpreters of the Bible. F.F. Bruce’s career offers valuable insights into these issues, as well as shedding light on the ways in which Evangelicalism changed from during Bruce’s lifetime.
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- Examines the life and legacy of F.F. Bruce
- Discusses the development of Evangelicalism throughout Bruce’s life
- Includes commentary on Bruce’s legacy and influence
- Background and Early Life (1910–21)
- Student at Elgin Academy (1921–8)
- Setting Out on an Academic Career: Aberdeen, Cambridge, Vienna and Edinburgh (1928-38)
- From Classicist to Biblical Scholar: Leeds (1938–47)
- Pioneering in Biblical Studies: Sheffield (1947–59)
- Developing His Written Ministry (1947–59)
- Rylands Professor: Manchester (1959–78)
- Books and the Book (1959–78)
- Productive Retirement (1978–90)
- Legacy and Evaluation
- Title: F.F. Bruce: A Life
- Author: Timothy Grass
- Publisher: Paternoster
- Publication Date: 2011
- Pages: 276
- Christian Group: Evangelicals
- Resource Type: Biography
- Topic: Church History – Modern Era
F. F. Bruce (1910–1990) was one of the founders of the modern evangelical understanding of the Bible and served as the Rylands Professor of Biblical Criticism and Exegesis at the University of Manchester. After teaching Greek for several years, first at the University of Edinburgh and then at the University of Leeds, he became head of the Department of Biblical History and Literature at the University of Sheffield in 1947. He studied at University of Aberdeen, Cambridge University, and the University of Vienna.
Bruce wrote over 40 books, including New International Bible Commentary, Paul: Apostle of the Free Spirit, The Epistle to the Galatians: New International Greek Testament Commentary, Romans in Tyndale Commentaries, and The Book of Acts, The Epistles to the Colossians, to Philemon, and to the Ephesians, and The Epistle to the Hebrews in The New International Commentary on the New Testament (NICNT).
About Timothy Grass
Timothy Grass (PhD, FRHistS) is an associate lecturer in church history at Spurgeon’s College, London, and the author of Gathering to His Name: the story of Open Brethren in Britain and Ireland, The Growth of the Brethren Movement: National and International Experiences, The Lord’s Work, and Edward Irving: The Lord’s Watchman.