Benjamin Wisner Bacon (1860-1932), scholar

Benjamin Wisner Bacon (M / United States, 1860-1932), scholar

Born at Litchfield, CN, Bacon graduated at Yale College (College, 1881; Divinity School, 1884). After serving in pastorates at Old Lyme. Conn. (1884-1889), and at Oswego, N. Y. (1889–96), he was made an instructor in New Testament Greek at Yale Divinity School and became in 1897 professor of New Testament criticism and exegesis.

Works

Books

• An Introduction to the New Testament (1900 Bacon), book

• The Sermon on the Mount (1902 Bacon), book

• The Story of St. Paul (1904 Bacon), book

• Commentary on the Epistle of Paul to the Galatians (1909 Bacon), book

• The Beginnings of Gospel Story: A Historico-Critical Inquiry into the Sources and Structure of the Gospel according to Mark (1909 Bacon), book

• The Founding of the Church (1909 Bacon), book

• The Fourth Gospel in Research and Debate (1910 Bacon), book

• Jesus the Son of God (1911 Bacon), book

• The Making of the New Testament (1912 Bacon), book

• Is Mark a Roman Gospel? (1919 Bacon), book

• The Gospel of Mark: Its composition and date (1925 Bacon), book

• Studies in Matthew (1930 Bacon), book

• The Gospel of the Hellenists (1933 Bacon/Kraeling), book

Articles

• The Calendar of Enoch and Jubilees (1891-92 Bacon), essay

• See John the Baptist (research)

Biography

• Wikipedia

References

• Benjamin Wisner Bacon: Pioneer in American Biblical Criticism (1976 Harrisville), book

• Wiiliam Baird, in History of New Testament Research: 2. From Jonathan Edwards to Rudolf Bultmann (2003 Baird), book / pp. 300-305