Burton Hamiliton Throckmorton Jr. (1921 in

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) was an American New Testament scholar. He was Hayes Professor of New Testament Language and Literature at

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from 1954 to 1989, and a minister in the

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Early life

Burton H. Throckmorton Jr. was born to a family of five in Elizabeth, New Jersey on February 21, 1921.

Education

Throckmorton earned a Bachelor of Art degree from

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in 1943. Later, he studied at the University of

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New York

Throckmorton began studying at the Juilliard School of Music. He later earned a bachelor of Divinity from

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in 1945 and a doctorate of philosophy from

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in 1952.

Celebrity

1932-1934

From 1932-1934, Throckmorton performed a tap dance routine with his sister, Joan Throckmorton, for the revue, " Sunday Nights at Nine," starring

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and

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, on

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1980s and 1990s

Following the publications of his works in the 1980s and 1990s, Throckmorton appeared on various radio programs in addition to "

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Works

* ''Gospel Parallels'' 1949, 5th edition 1993. This is one of the standard Gospel Synopsis texts.O. C. Edwards ''Elements of Homiletic: A Method for Preparing to Preach'' p32 1990 "A tool that should be in the library of everyone who has the responsibility of preaching is a book in which the gospels are set in parallel columns, such as Burton Throckmorton, Gospel Parallels, or Kurt Aland, Synopsis of the Four Gospels" * ''The New Testament and Mythology'' 1952, The Westminster Press * ''Romans for the Layman'' 1961, The Seabury Press: reprinted under the title “Adopted Love” 1978 * pamphlet “The Bible and the Church” 1989 * ''Jesus Christ, The Message of the Gospels, The Hope of the Church'' 1989, Westminster John Knox Press

References

1921 births 2009 deaths American biblical scholars People from Elizabeth, New Jersey People from Bangor, Maine Bangor Theological Seminary faculty {{US-reli-bio-stub