Eric Heaton

Eric William Heaton (15 October 1920 – 24 August 1996) was an Old Testament scholar and a former Dean of Christ Church, Oxford (1979–1991).

Eric Heaton's father was a sheep farmer at Long Preston in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

He was educated at Ermysted's Grammar School and Christ's College, Cambridge (1939–1942) and a curate in Durham. He was appointed Chaplain of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge in 1945. After seven years he was appointed a Canon of Salisbury Cathedral.

He was Fellow, Chaplain, and Tutor in Theology of St John's College, Oxford (1960–1974) and Senior Tutor (1967–1973). He was Dean of Durham Cathedral (1974–1979).

In 1951, he married Rachel Dodd, daughter of the eminent theologian C. H. Dodd whose work on the translation of the New English Bible Heaton much admired.

Notable works by Heaton

The Book of Daniel - Introduction and Commentary (1956)
Everyday Life in Old Testament Times (1956)
The Old Testament Prophets (1958)
Commentary on the Sunday Lessons — New Lectionary Year One (1959)
The Hebrew Kingdoms (1968)
Solomon's New Men: The Emergence of Ancient Israel as a National State (1974)
School Tradition of the Old Testament (1994)

External links

Hugh Rice’s Obituary for 'The Rev. Eric Heaton' from The Independent on Sunday, Friday 30 August 1996.

Church of England titles
Preceded by John Wild	Dean of Durham Cathedral 1974–1979	Succeeded by Peter Baelz
Preceded by Henry Chadwick	Dean of Christ Church, Oxford 1979–1991	Succeeded by John Drury

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Deans of Christ Church, Oxford
Predecessors	John Hygdon* John Oliver* John London Richard Cox
Early modern	Richard Cox Richard Marshall George Carew Thomas Sampson Thomas Godwin Thomas Cooper John Piers Tobias Matthew William James Thomas Ravis John King William Goodwin Richard Corbet Brian Duppa Samuel Fell Edward Reynolds John Owen Edward Reynolds George Morley John Fell John Massey Henry Aldrich Francis Atterbury George Smalridge Hugh Boulter William Bradshaw John Conybeare David Gregory William Markham Lewis Bagot Cyril Jackson
Late modern	Charles Henry Hall Samuel Smith Thomas Gaisford Henry Liddell Francis Paget Thomas Strong Henry Julian White Alwyn Williams John Lowe Cuthbert Simpson Henry Chadwick Eric Heaton John Drury Christopher Lewis Martyn Percy
* – Academic deans only; prior to the establishment of Christ Church Cathedral; ** – Cathedral deans at Osney.