Dean Burgon

[VirginiaHuguenot]

John W. Burgon, English Anglican (August 21, 1813 -- August 4, 1888) was the Gresham professor of divinity at Oxford and later Dean of Chichester (hence often known as "Dean Burgon"). He was a notable opponent of those who advocated the Revised Version of the Bible based on Westcott & Hort principles of textual criticism. He is the author of The Revision Revised, among other works. More on his life may be found here (worth reading this in conjunction with the aforereferenced source). Also worth reading Dean Burgon and the Traditional New testament Text, Edward F. Hills, The King James Version Defended and Theodore Letis, The Revival of the Ecclesiastical Text and the Claims of the Anabaptists.

 

[AV1611]

The Revision Revised is a classic and highly recommended.

 

[polemic_turtle]

Letis wrote that although there is a "Dean Burgon Society", they are not to be confused with the position of Burgon himself, as they are KJVO and he only favors the Majority Text( I think! ). In any event, though, he was not KJVO! I know I would have a definite bias against this guy if I were to see a society named after him promoting that sort of junk, but I'm telling you, it's not true!



Good to see conversation about him, though. I'd be interested in hearing more, if any have anything to share.

 

[AV1611]

Good to see conversation about him, though. I'd be interested in hearing more, if any have anything to share.

All that come immediately to mind is that he was a High Church Anglican.