Vincent Taylor FBA (1887–1968) was a Methodist biblical scholar and theologian.^[1] He was elected to the Fellowship of the British Academy in 1954, specializing in theology.^[2] During his career, he was both Principal of Wesley College, Headingley, Leeds^[3] and, from 1930–58, Ferens Professor of New Testament Language and Literature there.^[2] He was also Examiner in Biblical Theology, London University.^[3] He is described as "one of the outstanding New Testament scholars of his day and theologian of great renown and influence" with an "immense" literary output.^[4] According to the British Academy, his principal publications were Jesus and his sacrifice: a study of the Passion-sayings (1937), The atonement in New Testament teaching (1940) and The Gospel according to St Mark (1952).^[2]

In 1954 Taylor was the president of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas (SNTS). There was a daughter from his marriage.^[5]

Bibliography

Books

• The Gospel According to Saint Mark (1952) Macmillan & Company
• The Formation of the Gospel Tradition (1935) Macmillan & Company
• Forgiveness and Reconciliation: A Study in New Testament Theology (1956) Macmillan
• New Testament Essays (1970) Epworth Press
• The Atonement in New Testament Teaching (1940) Epworth Press
• Jesus and his Sacrifice: a Study of the Passion-sayings in the Gospels (1937) Macmillan & Company
• The Life and Ministry of Jesus (1955) Abingdon Press
• The Names of Jesus (1953) Macmillan
• The Gospels: A Short Introduction (1962) Epworth Press
• The Person of Christ in New Testament Teaching (1958) Macmillan
• The Cross of Christ: Eight Public Lectures (1956) Macmillan. (delivered at Drew University, Madison, New Jersey : 1955–6.)
• Text of the New Testament: A Short Introduction. (1961) St. Martin's Press
• The Passion Narrative of St Luke: A Critical and Historical Investigation edited by Owen E. Evans (2004) Cambridge University Press – The book defends and develops the argument for a non-Markan basis for the Gospel of Luke which he first presented in 1926.
• The Epistle to the Romans (1955) Epworth Press
• Behind the Third gospel: a study of the Proto-Luke hypothesis (1926) Clarendon Press
• The Historical Evidence for the Virgin Birth edit
  1. ^ Evans, O. E. "Taylor, Vincent (1887–1968)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/52515. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ ^{a b c} Record for: TAYLOR, Revd Dr V (01/01/1887-28/11/1968), British Academy Fellows Archive. Online.
  3. ^ ^{a b} Walter P. Weaver, The historical Jesus in the twentieth century, 1900-1950 (Continuum, 1999), p. 142, n. 4
  4. ^ O. E. Evans, "Theologians of our Times" in The Expository Times March 1964 vol. 75 no. 6 164-168
  5. ^ Barrett, C. K. (1972). "Vincent Taylor, 1887–1968" (PDF). Proceedings of the British Academy. 56: 283–292.