T. J. Thorburn
Thomas James Thorburn(1858 - 16 January 1923), best known asT. J. Thorburnwas a BritishDoctor of Divinityand writer.
Biography
[edit]Thorburn was born inDerby.He was married to Emily Jane. They had two children, Charles and Evelyn.
He gained a B.A. degree in the Natural Science Tripos in 1879 atChrist's College, Cambridge,and was second master atChesterfield Grammar Schoolfrom 1882 to 1885. He was then Senior Science Master atSheffield Grammar School,before his appointment as Headmaster ofCaistor School.In 1897 he was appointed headmaster ofOdiham Grammar School,Hampshire.[1]He was later the headmaster ofHastings Grammar School.[2]
Thorburn was a firm believer in thehistoricity of Jesusand an opponent of theChrist myth theory.[3][4][5]Though a theological conservative and defender of the canonical history as traditionally presented, Thorburn did diverge from modish mainstream evangelical convictions.
In his bookThe Mythical Interpretation of the Gospels(1916) he combated the ideas of mythicistsArthur Drews,J. M. RobertsonandWilliam Benjamin Smith.[6][7]It was entered into a competition and Thorburn won a prize of $6,000 from theBross Foundation.[8][9]
Publications
[edit]- A Critical Examination of the Evidences for the Doctrine of the Virgin Birth(1908)
- The Resurrection Narratives and Modern Criticism(1910)
- Jesus the Christ: Historical or Mythical? A Reply to Professor Drews' Die Christusmythe(1912)
- The Mythical Interpretation of the Gospels: Critical Studies in the Historic Narratives(1916)
References
[edit]- ^"THOMAS JAMES THORBURN"(PDF).oldcestrefeldians.org.uk.p. 55.
- ^"DG A220: Thomas James Thorburn".Friends of Hastings Cemetery.
- ^Anonymous. (1913).Reviewed Work: Jesus the Christ, Historical or Mythical? by T. J. Thorburn.The Biblical World41 (3): 214-215.
- ^Case, Shirley J. (1914).Reviewed Work: Jesus the Christ: Historical or Mythical? A Reply to Professor Drews' "Die Christusmythe" by T. J. Thorburn.Harvard Theological Review7 (4): 625.
- ^Anonymous. (1917).Reviewed Work: The Mythical Interpretation of the Gospels: Critical Studies in the Historical Narratives by T. J. Thorburn.The Biblical World49 (6): 377.
- ^T. W. (1917).Reviewed Work: The Mythical Interpretation of the Gospels by Thomas James Thorburn.The American Journal of Theology21 (2): 315.
- ^Anonymous. (1917).Recent Religious Thought.The Independent89: 31
- ^Anonymous. (October 14, 1915).English Pastor Wins Bross Prize of 6000.Chicago Tribune.p. 16
- ^Wilder, Amos N. (2014).Modern Poetry and the Christian Tradition: A Study in the Relation of Christianity to Culture.Wipf and Stock.p. 282.ISBN978-1-62564-506-7
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