John Fenton (priest)

The Reverend Canon
John Fenton
Principal of St Chad's College, Durham
Church Church of England
Diocese Diocese of Durham
In office 1965 to 1978
Predecessor Theodore S. Wetherall
Successor Ronald C. Trounson
Other posts Canon of Christ Church, Oxford (1978–1991)
Principal of Lichfield Theological College (1958–1965)
Personal details
Birth name John Charles Fenton
Born (1921-06-05)5 June 1921
Liverpool, England
Died 27 December 2008(2008-12-27) (aged 87)
Nationality British
Denomination Anglicanism
Children James Fenton

John Charles Fenton (5 June 1921 - 27 December 2008) was a British Church of England priest and New Testament scholar. He was Principal of Lichfield Theological College from 1958 to 1965, Principal of St Chad's College, Durham University from 1965 to 1978, and a Canon of Christ Church, Oxford from 1978 to 1991.[1][2][3]

Early life

Fenton was born on 5 June 1921 in Liverpool, England,[2] to Cornelius O'Connor Fenton and his wife Agnes Claudina Fenton (née Ingoldby).[1] His father was a vicar.[3] He was educated at St Edward's School, then an all-boys independent boarding school in Oxford.[4] In 1940, he matriculated at Queen's College, Oxford to study theology.[3] He was taught by the college chaplain, V. K. Johnson, and the New Testament by R. H. Lightfoot.[4]

Works

Books

  • Fenton, John C. (1958). Preaching the Cross: the Passion and Resurrection according to St. Mark. London: S.P.C.K. OCLC 222910506.
  • ——— (1961). The Passion According to John: with introduction, notes, and meditations. London: S.P.C.K. OCLC 6129903.
  • ——— (1963). The Gospel of St. Matthew. Pelican Gospel Commentaries. Harmondsworth, UK: Penguin. OCLC 851204559.
  • ——— (1970). The Gospel According to John in the Revised Standard Version. New Clarendon Bible, New Testament. Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 9780198369080. OCLC 120302.
  • ——— (1971). What was Jesus' Message?. Studies in creative criticism. 2. London: S.P.C.K. ISBN 9780281026210. OCLC 1236115.
  • ———; Duke, Michael Hare (1976). Good News. London: SCM Press. ISBN 9780334005889. OCLC 3405192.
  • ——— (1988). Finding the Way Through John. London: Mowbray. ISBN 9780264671420. OCLC 18324967.
  • ——— (1995). The Matthew passion : a Lenten journey to the Cross and Resurrection. Oxford: Bible Reading Fellowship. ISBN 9780745932538. OCLC 35135428.
  • ——— (1999). Galatians and 1 & 2 Thessalonians. People's Bible commentary. Oxford: Bible Reading Fellowship. ISBN 9781841010120. OCLC 875023050.

Articles and Chapters

  • ——— (April 1952). "Destruction and salvation in the Gospel according to St Mark". Journal of Theological Studies ns. 3 (1): 56–58.
  • ——— (1953). "Pseudonymity in the New Testament". Theology. 58: 51–56.

References

  1. 1 2 Eyre, Richard (26 January 2009). "Canon John Fenton". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Canon John Fenton". The Daily Telegraph. 8 January 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "The Reverend Canon John Fenton: Gregarious priest, teacher and scholar of the New Testament". The Independent. 6 March 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  4. 1 2 "The Rev Canon John Fenton: Canon of Christ Church, Oxford". The Times. 7 January 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
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