John Taylor (bishop of St Albans)

John Bernard Taylor KCVO (6 May 1929 – 1 June 2016)^[1] was a British bishop and theologian.^[2]

Taylor was educated at Watford Grammar School for Boys and Christ's College, CambridgeAfter a curacy in Morden^[3] he was Vicar of Henham and Elsenham from 1959 to 1964. He was Vice-Principal of Oak Hill Theological College from 1964 to 1972. He was Vicar of All Saints’, Woodford Wells from 1972 to 1975; and Archdeacon of West Ham from 1975 to 1980. He succeeded Robert Runcie as the Bishop of St Albans in 1980^[4] and retired in 1995: his successor was Christopher Herbert.^[5] He succeeeded David Say as Lord High Almoner in 1988^[6] and stepped down in 1997: his successor was Nigel McCulloch.^[7]

Taylor was consecrated on 1 May 1980, enthroned at St Albans on 14 June 1980 and retired in August 1995.^[8] He was Lord High Almoner from 1988 to 1997. Taylor authored a number of religious books.^[9][10]

Works

Books

• Taylor, John B. (1966). Prime, Derek, ed. A Christian's Guide to the Old Testament. The Christian's Guide Series. 10. London: Hodder & Stoughton. 
• ——— (1967). Evangelism Among Children and Young People. London: Scripture Union. OCLC 9518176. 
• ——— (1969). Ezekiel: An introduction and commentary. Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries. 26. London: Tyndale Press. OCLC 915290814. 
• ——— (1970). The Minor Prophets. Bible Study Books. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. OCLC 97379. 
• ——— (1978). Understanding the Old Testament. Bible Study Books. London: Scripture Union. ISBN 978-0-854-21638-3. OCLC 85083690.  - republishing of The Minor Prophets
• ——— (1983). Preaching through the Prophets. London ; St Louis, MO: Mowbray Publishing ; CBP Press. ISBN 978-0-264-66554-2. OCLC 900943658. 
• ——— (1983). Thinking about Islam. World Religions. Guildford, Surrey: Lutterworth Educational. ISBN 978-0-718-82583-6. OCLC 47982418. 
• ——— (1989). Going On: guidelines for the newly confirmed. London: Daybreak. ISBN 978-0-232-51859-7. OCLC 20420052. 
• ——— (1994). Preaching on God's Justice. Mowbray Preaching Series. London: Mowbray Publishing. ISBN 978-0-264-67338-7. OCLC 31739180. 
• ——— (2009). Ezekiel. Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries. 26 (Reissue ed.). Leicester: Inter-Varsity Press. ISBN 978-1-844-74336-0.  - recent edition of Ezekiel: An introduction and commentary

Articles

• ——— (1995). "William Tyndale: Bible Translator". Anvil. 12 (1): 35–43. 
• ——— (1998). "And He Shall Purify: an Exposition of Malachi Chapters Two and Three". Anvil. 15 (1): 6–12. 
• ——— (1997). "Purple Reflections: Life as an Evangelical Bishop". Anvil. 14 (3): 183–88. 

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