William Mitchell Ramsay (1851-1939), scholar
William Mitchell Ramsay (1851-1939) was a Scottish scholar.
Biography
Archaeologist and NT scholar. Born in Glasgow, Scotland. Studied at the Universities of Aberdeen and Oxford. A pioneer in the study of Asia Minor sites related to Paul. First Professor of Classical Archaeology at Oxford University. In 1886 was appointed Regius Professor of Humanity at the University of Aberdeen.
Works on Second Temple Judaism
Books
- The Church in the Roman Empire before AD 170 (1893 Ramsay), book
- St Paul the Traveller and the Roman Citizen (1895 Ramsay), book
- The Cities of St. Paul (1907 Ramsay), book