Archbishop William Newcome

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Archbishop William Newcome was an 18th-century Anglican cleric and biblical scholar best known for his influential critical translation and revision of the New Testament.

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instanceOf Anglican archbishop
biblical scholar
theologian
translator
academicDegree Bachelor of Arts
Master of Arts
appointedAsArchbishopOfArmagh 1795
birthDate 1729-04-28
birthPlace Barton-le-Clay, Bedfordshire, England
burialPlace Armagh Cathedral
centuryOfActivity 18th century
19th century
clergyType Anglican bishop
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
deathDate 1800-01-11
deathPlace Dublin, Ireland
linked to: Dublin
diocese Diocese of Armagh
educatedAt Abingdon School
Pembroke College, Oxford NERFINISHED
familyName Newcome
fieldOfWork New Testament studies
biblical criticism
theology
givenName William
hasPublicationYear 1796
honorificPrefix The Most Reverend
influenced Thomas Belsham
Unitarian biblical scholarship
knownFor harmonizing the Gospel accounts
revising the English translation of the Greek New Testament
languageOfWorkOrName English
Greek
memberOf Church of Ireland
notableWork An Attempt toward Revising our English Translation of the Greek Scriptures
Harmony of the Gospels
notedFor critical translation of the New Testament
occupation author
clergyman
scholar
ordination Anglican priest
positionHeld Archbishop of Armagh
Bishop of Dromore
Bishop of Ossory
Bishop of Waterford and Lismore
Primate of All Ireland
religion Anglicanism
workPublished An Attempt toward Revising our English Translation of the Greek Scriptures, or the New Testament

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