John Emerton
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The Reverend Professor John Emerton FBA |
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| Born |
John Adney Emerton 5 June 1928 |
| Died | 12 September 2015 (aged 87) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater |
Corpus Christi College, Oxford Wycliffe Hall, Oxford St John's College, Cambridge |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions |
University of Birmingham University of Durham University of Cambridge University of Oxford St Peter's College, Oxford St John's College, Cambridge |
| Doctoral students | Robert Gordon |
John Adney Emerton, FBA (5 June 1928 – 12 September 2015) was a British Anglican priest, theologian, and academic. He was Regius Professor of Hebrew at the University of Cambridge from 1968 to 1995.
Emerton was born on 5 June 1928. He studied theology at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, and graduated from the University of Oxford with a first class Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1950. From 1950 to 1952, he trained for ordination at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. His BA was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA (Oxon)) degree in 1954. The following year, in 1955, the University of Cambridge also granted him MA status.
Emerton continued his studies during his academic career. In 1960, he completed a Bachelor of Divinity (BD) degree at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. In 1973, he was awarded a Doctor of Divinity (DD) degree by St John's College, Cambridge; the DD is a higher doctorate awarded in recognition of a substantial body of published research.
Emerton was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1952 and as a priest in 1953. From 1952 to 1953, he served his curacy at St Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham. He then spent the rest of his career in academia rather than in parish ministry. He was appointed an honorary canon of St George's Cathedral, Jerusalem in 1984.
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