Henry Wansbrough
| The Very Reverend Henry Wansbrough OSB MA (Oxon) STL (Fribourg) LSS (Rome) | |
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| Birth name | Joseph Henry Wansbrough |
| Born |
9 October 1934 England |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Residence | Ampleforth Abbey, England |
| Profession | Biblical scholar, Monk |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford, University of Fribourg |
Dom Henry Wansbrough (born 9 October 1934[1]), OSB MA (Oxon) STL (Fribourg) LSS (Rome) (born Joseph Wansbrough), is a British biblical scholar and a monk of Ampleforth Abbey, England.
Biography
Wansbrough is Cathedral Prior of Norwich (2004–present), Magister Scholarum of the English Benedictine Congregation (2001–present), Member of the Pontifical Biblical Commission (1997–2007),[2] Chairman of the Trustees of the Catholic Biblical Association (1996–present), and Emeritus Member of the Faculty of Theology in the University of Oxford (1990–present). He is Alexander Jones Professor of Biblical Studies within the Department of Theology, Philosophy and Religious studies at Liverpool Hope University. From 1990 until 2004 he was Master of St Benet's Hall, the Benedictine Permanent Private Hall of the University.
He was General Editor of the New Jerusalem Bible. He has written twenty books, more than sixty articles, around ninety book reviews, an edition of the Synoptic Gospels, with an accompanying textbook, for 'A'-Level students, and more than fifty electronic booklets, essays, and lectures, as well as editing, co-editing, and translating other volumes. Today he resides at Ampleforth.
He produces the "Wednesday Word" a not-for-profit collaborative Charitable Trust based at St Austin’s Catholic Church, Wakefield, West Yorkshire which aims to spread the Sunday Gospel to families through primary schools and enriching the Home, School & Parish partnership.
References
- ↑ "Wansbrough, Henry, 1934-". Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ Profile of Dom Henry Wansbrough
External links
- Home page at Ampleforth Abbey
- Home page at Oxford
- Works by or about Henry Wansbrough in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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| Preceded by Fabian Cowper |
Master of St Benet's Hall, Oxford 1990–2004 |
Succeeded by Leo Chamberlain |