George A. Barton (1859-1942), scholar

George Aaron Barton (1859-1942) was a Canadian-born American scholar.

Biography

Born in Quebec, Canada. PhD (1891) at Harvard University. After teaching at Bryn Mawr College, he succeeded Morris Jastrow as Professor of Semitic languages and the history of religion at the University of Pennsylvania, from 1922 to 1931 and then as a professor emeritus from 1932 until his death.

Works on Second Temple Judaism

Books

• A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Ecclesiastes (1908 Barton), book
• Jesus of Nazareth: A Biography (1922 Barton), book
• Studies in New Testament Christianity (1928 Barton), book
• A History of the Hebrew People: From the Earliest Times to the Year 70 AD (1930 Barton), book
• The Apostolic Age and the New Testament (1936 Barton), book

External links

• [ Wikipedia]