R. T. France
Encyclopedia
Richard Thomas France is a New Testament
scholar and Anglican cleric
. He was Principal of Wycliffe Hall Oxford
from 1989 to 1995. He has also worked for the London School of Theology
.
and Balliol College, Oxford
(BA, 1960; MA 1963). He earned his BD at Tyndale Hall, University of London (1963) and his PhD at Tyndale Hall, University of Bristol (1967). He served pastoral charges in England and Wales from 1995 until his retirement in 1999.
He has been a member (since 1989; vice-chairman since 2005) of the Committee on Bible Translation responsible for the New International Version of the Bible (NIV), and for Today’s New International Version (2005).
He is also a coeditor of The New Bible Commentary: 21st-Century Edition. Leicester, UK; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1997.
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New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
scholar and Anglican cleric
Clergy
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. He was Principal of Wycliffe Hall Oxford
University of Oxford
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from 1989 to 1995. He has also worked for the London School of Theology
London School of Theology
The London School of Theology is an English interdenominational evangelical theological college based in Northwood within the London Borough of Hillingdon. A second campus is based in Watford, 20 miles northwest from central London, known as the Centre for Missional Leadership...
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Biography
Richard T. (Dick) France was born on 2 April 1938. He was educated at Bradford Grammar SchoolBradford Grammar School
Bradford Grammar School is a co-educational, independent school in Frizinghall, Bradford, West Yorkshire. Headmaster, Stephen Davidson is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference . The school was founded in 1548 and granted its Charter by King Charles II in 1662...
and Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections....
(BA, 1960; MA 1963). He earned his BD at Tyndale Hall, University of London (1963) and his PhD at Tyndale Hall, University of Bristol (1967). He served pastoral charges in England and Wales from 1995 until his retirement in 1999.
- Lecturer in Biblical Studies, University of Ife, Nigeria (1969–73)
- Librarian, Tyndale HouseTyndale HouseTyndale House is a publisher founded in 1962 by Kenneth N. Taylor, in order to publish his paraphrase of the Epistles, which he had composed while commuting to work at Moody Press in Chicago. The book appeared under the title Living Letters, and received a television endorsement from Billy Graham...
, Cambridge (1973–76) - Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies, Ahmadu Bello UniversityAhmadu Bello UniversityAhmadu Bello University is the largest university in Nigeria and second largest in Africa, second only to Cairo University, Egypt. It is situated in Zaria. It was founded on October 4, 1962 as the University of Northern Nigeria....
(1976–77) - Warden, Tyndale HouseTyndale HouseTyndale House is a publisher founded in 1962 by Kenneth N. Taylor, in order to publish his paraphrase of the Epistles, which he had composed while commuting to work at Moody Press in Chicago. The book appeared under the title Living Letters, and received a television endorsement from Billy Graham...
(1978–81) - Senior Lecturer, New Testament Studies (1981–88); Vice-Principal (1983–88) London Bible College
- Principal, Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University (1989–95)
- Hon. Research Fellow, Bangor UniversityBangor UniversityBangor University is a university based in the city of Bangor in the county of Gwynedd in North Wales-United Kingdom.It was officially known for most of its history as the University College of North Wales...
(currently)
He has been a member (since 1989; vice-chairman since 2005) of the Committee on Bible Translation responsible for the New International Version of the Bible (NIV), and for Today’s New International Version (2005).
Works
- Divine Government: The Kingship of God in the Gospel of Mark. London: SPCK, 1990. ISBN 0281044716; Sydney: ANZEA; republ. Vancouver: Regent College Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1573832448.
- The Evidence for Jesus. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1986. ISBN 0340381728; Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, c1986. ISBN: 0877849862.
- The Gospel According to Matthew: An Introduction and Commentary. Leicester, UK: Inter-Varsity Press; Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, c1985 (1987 printing). ISBN: 0802800637
- The Gospel of Mark, 1st ed. Doubleday Bible Commentary series. New York: Doubleday, c1998. ISBN: 0385490178.
- The Gospel of Mark: A Commentary on the Greek Text. New International Greek Testament CommentaryNew International Greek Testament CommentaryThe New International Greek Testament Commentary is a series of commentaries in English on the text of the New Testament in Greek. It is published by the William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.The individual volumes are as follows....
series. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans; Carlisle, Paternoster, 2002. ISBN: 0802824463. - The Gospel of Matthew. The New International Commentary on the New TestamentNew International Commentary on the New TestamentThe New International Commentary on the New Testament is a series of commentaries in English on the text of the New Testament in Greek. It is published by the William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.The individual volumes are as follows....
series. Grand Rapids; Cambridge: Eerdmans, 2007. ISBN 080282501X. - I Came to Set the Earth on Fire: a Portrait of Jesus. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, c1975. ISBN: 0877846421.
- Jesus and the Old Testament: His Application of Old Testament Passages to Himself and His Mission, 1st ed. London: Tyndale, 1971. ISBN: 0851117279; [Downers Grove, IL:] Inter-Varsity Press, 1971. ISBN: 0877849544; repub. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1982. ISBN 0801035082; Vancouver: Regent College Publishing, 2000. ISBN 1573830062.
- The living God. London: Inter-Varsity Press, 1970. ISBN: 0877846979.
- Mark. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, [2007]. ISBN: 9781598561869; 1598561863.
- Matthew: An Introduction and Commentary. The Tyndale New Testament Commentaries, vol. 1. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2007. ISBN: 9780830829804; 9780851118703.
- Matthew: Evangelist and Teacher. Exeter, UK: Paternoster, 1989. ISBN 1592449360; Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, [1998]. ISBN 1592449360.
- Timothy, Titus, and Hebrews [by Dick (R.T.) France]. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, [2007]. ISBN: 9781598561951; 1598561952.
- Women in the Church’s Ministry: a Test-case for Biblical Interpretation[aka Hermeneutics]. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1997. ISBN: 0802841724; Originally published: Carlisle, UK: Paternoster Press, 1995.
He is also a coeditor of The New Bible Commentary: 21st-Century Edition. Leicester, UK; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1997.
Sources
IVPInter-Varsity Press
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