Ezra Palmer Gould (February 27, 1841 – August 22, 1900) was a

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and later, Episcopal, minister, He graduated Harvard University in 1861 and subsequently served in the Civil War. He entered the ministry in 1868. His commentary on the

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continued to be reprinted in the International Critical Commentary series.

Early life, family, and education

Ezra Palmer Gould was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on February 27, 1841, to S.L. Gould and Frances Ann Shelton Gould. He attended

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, graduating in 1861, and was a member of

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. He was married September 1, 1868, to Jenny M. Stone, and had two children, Herbert Shelton and Edith Parker.

Military service

Shortly after his graduation, he enlisted as a private in the 24th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, and was soon promoted to the rank of corporal. His regiment participated in the Battle of New Bern, and was stationed near that community for nine months. During this time, he received news of his brother's death at Antietam. He was then commissioned as second lieutenant of the 55th Massachusetts Volunteers on Oct. 15, 1863, and subsequently commissioned as a captain with the 59th Massachusetts Volunteers. While commanding the 55th Massachusetts during the

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, he was wounded in the left arm and hand, and ultimately lost the little finger on that hand.

Seminary Education and Work

Upon leaving his military service in 1865, he entered Newton Theological Institution, a

seminary, graduating three years later, and immediately becoming professor of New Testament Literature and Interpretation, a position which he held until 1882. In 1889, he assumed a similar position at the Protestant Episcopal Divinity School in Philadelphia, which he held for nine years, and was ordained into the Episcopal priesthood on Feb. 18, 1891.

Pastorates

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- 1868-? * Berean Baptist Church (Burlington, Virginia) - 1884-1888 * St. George's Episcopal Church, New York - 1898-1900

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