History of Interpretation: Eight Lectures Preached Before the University of Oxford in the Year Mdccclxxxv On the Foundation of the Late Rev. John Bampton

by Frederic W. Farrar

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Genres: Theology

620 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1961

About the author

Frederic William Farrar (Bombay, 7 August 1831 – Canterbury, 22 March 1903) was a cleric of the Church of England (Anglican), schoolteacher and author. He was a pallbearer at the funeral of Charles Darwin in 1882. He was a member of the Cambridge Apostles secret society. He was the Archdeacon of Westminster from 1883 to 1894, and Dean of Canterbury Cathedral from 1895 until his death in 1903.

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Reviews

[Kevin · Rating 2 out of 5]

More like 2 1/2 stars. From a liberal perspective, but informative.

[Chris Armer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent overview of the different interpretive methods used through the first 1800 years of Christian history.