The Warburton Lectures (until the end of the nineteenth century often called the Warburtonian Lectures) are a series of theology lectures held in

Lincoln's Inn The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of the four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. (The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn.) Lincoln ...

, London. They were established in 1768 with money given by

William Warburton William Warburton (24 December 16987 June 1779) was an English writer, literary critic and churchman, Bishop of Gloucester from 1759 until his death. He edited editions of the works of his friend Alexander Pope, and of William Shakespeare. Li ...

, and were intended to bring young divines to the notice of London audiences. The set topic was the proof of Christianity through prophecies. Lincoln's Inn Chapel

Lecturers

*1768–1772 Richard Hurd *1773–1776

Samuel Hallifax Samuel Hallifax or Halifax (1733–1790) was an English churchman and academic, holder of several chairs at Cambridge and was successively Bishop of Gloucester (1781–1789) and Bishop of St Asaph (1789–1790). Life He was born at Mansfield o ...

*1777–1780

Lewis Bagot Lewis Bagot (1 January 1740 – 4 June 1802) was an English cleric who served as the Bishop of Bristol, Norwich, and St Asaph. Early life He was the fifth son of Sir Walter Wagstaffe Bagot of Blithfield Hall, Staffordshire and the former Lady ...

*1781–1785 East Apthorp *1800–1804 Robert Nares *1807 Edward Pearson *1814–1815 Philip Allwood *1821–1825 John Davison ''Discourses on Prophecy, in which are considered its structure, use and inspiration'' (1824) *1829–1832

William Rowe Lyall William Rowe Lyall (11 February 1788 – 17 February 1857) was an English churchman, Dean of Canterbury from 1845 to 1857. Life He was born in Stepney, Middlesex, the fifth son of John Lyall and Jane Comyn. He was educated at Trinity College, C ...

: his ''Propædia Prophetica'' of 1840 returned to the same circle of ideas, though Lyall made a disclaimer that this work was not the text of the lectures *1833–1836 Frederick Nolan *1837–1840

Alexander McCaul Reverend Alexander McCaul (16 May 1799 – 13 November 1863) was an Irish Hebraist and missionary to the Jews. Life McCaul, the son of Alexander McCaul (a cordwainer) was born to a Protestant family in Dublin, 16 May 1799. He was educated at a pr ...

*1841–1845 Benjamin Harrison ''Prophetic Outlines of the Christian Church and the Antichristian Power'' *1845 John Frederick Denison Maurice ''The Epistle to the Hebrews'' *1849–1853

Edward Bishop Elliott Edward Bishop Elliott (24 July 1793, in Paddington – 30 June 1875) was an English clergyman, preacher and premillennarian writer. Elliott graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1816, and he was given the vicarage of Tuxford, Nottinghams ...

''The Destinies and Perils of the Church, as Predicted in Scripture'' *1854–1858 William Goode *1866

Benjamin Morgan Cowie Benjamin Morgan Cowie was Dean of Manchester and then Exeter, both in England, in the last quarter of the 19th century. Born on 8 June 1816, he was educated at St John's College, Cambridge and graduated Senior Wrangler in 1839. Ordained in 18 ...

*1870–1874

Edwin Hamilton Gifford Edwin Hamilton Gifford, DD (18 December 1820 – 4 May 1905) was an eminent Anglican priest, schoolmaster, and author of the second half of the 19th century. Edwin Gifford was educated at Shrewsbury and St John's College, Cambridge. He was ord ...

''Voices of the Prophets'' *1874 James Woodhouse *1876–1880

Stanley Leathes Stanley Leathes (21 March 1830 – 30 April 1900) was an English theologian and Orientalist. Biography He was born at Ellesborough, Buckinghamshire, the son of the Rev. Chaloner Stanley Leathes, and was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge, wh ...

''Old Testament Prophecy: its witness as a record of divine foreknowledge'' *1880–1884

Alfred Edersheim Alfred Edersheim (7 March 1825 – 16 March 1889) was a Jewish convert to Christianity and a Biblical scholar known especially for his book ''The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah'' (1883). Early life and education Edersheim was born in V ...

''Prophecy and History in Relation to the Messiah'' *1884–1885

John Gray Richardson John Gray Richardson (1849–1924) was a priest in the Church of England. Family Richardson was the son of Samuel B. Richardson of Sheffield. He studied at Trinity College, Cambridge and graduated in 1872. He was ordained in the Church of England ...

*1886–1890

Alexander Francis Kirkpatrick Alexander Francis Kirkpatrick (25 June 1849 – 22 January 1940) was Regius Professor of Hebrew at Cambridge University (1882–1903) and the third Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge (1898–1907). Life Kirkpatrick was born at Lewes, East Su ...

''The Doctrine of the Prophets'' *1894–1898 Henry Wace ''Prophecy: Jewish and Christian'' *1898–1901 Herbert Edward Ryle *1907–1911

Michael George Glazebrook Michael George Glazebrook was a Headmaster of Clifton College, later a Canon of Ely, and is reputed to have once held the world record for the high jump. Early life Michael George Glazebrook was born in 1853. He was the son of M. G. Glazebrook ...

*1911–1915

A. Lukyn Williams Arthur Lukyn Williams (1853–1943) was a Hebrew New Testament scholar at Jesus College, Cambridge. He was also a Christian apologist active in Christian mission to Jews. Life A. Lukyn Williams (1853–1943) was ordained to the priesthood i ...

, ''Gospel of Matthew'' *1915–1919 William Oscar Emil Oesterley *1919 Robert Henry Charles ''The Decalogue'' *1927–1931

David Capell Simpson David Capell Simpson (22 May 1883 – 6 May 1955), known as D. C. Simpson, was a British biblical scholar, academic and Church of England clergyman. He was Oriel Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture at the University of Oxford fro ...

*1931 William Ralph Inge ''God and the Astronomers''

References

*''Catalogue of the Library of Princeton Theological Seminary'' (1886), p. 131; https://archive.org/stream/catalogueoflibra00prin#page/130/mode/2up

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