Author:John William Colenso
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Anglican bishop whose leanings towards Unitarianism and works questioning the historicity of the Old Testament raised controversy
John William Colenso
Works[edit]
Biblical commentary[edit]
- Remarks on the Proper Treatment of Polygamy (1855)
- Commentary on the Romans (1861)
- Critical Examination of the Pentateuch (1862)
- The Pentateuch and Book of Joshua Critically Examined (1865)
- Lectures on the Pentateuch and the Moabite Stone (1873)
Other[edit]
- First Steps of the Zulu Mission (1859)
- Arithmetic. Designed for Use in Schools (1867)
- Ten Weeks in Natal (1855)
- Natal Sermons
- Village Sermons
- Zulu-English Dictionary (1861)
- First Steps in Zulu
Works about Colenson[edit]
- "Colenso, John William," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885–1900) in 63 vols.
- "Colenso, John William," in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature, by John William Cousin, London: J. M. Dent & Sons (1910)
- "Colenso, John William," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Colenso, Right Rev. John William," in Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886, by Joseph Foster, London: Parker and Co. (1888–1892) in 4 vols.
Books written in response to Colenso's views on the Pentateuch[edit]
- An Examination of Bishop Colenso's Difficulties with Regard to the Pentateuch by Alexander McCaul
- Christ or Colenso?: or, A full reply to the objections of John William Colenso to the Pentateuch by Micaiah Hill (1862) (external scan)
- Moses Right and Bishop Colenso Wrong by John Cumming (1863) (external scan)
- Plain Possible Solutions of the Objections of John William Colenso by George Vallis Garland (1863) (external scan)
- The Pretensions of Bishop Colenso to Impeach the Wisdom and Veracity of the Compilers of the Holy Scriptures Considered by James Robert Page (1863) (external scan)
- The Scriptures Defended by J. M. Hirschfelder (1863) (external scan)
- The Age and Authorship of the Pentateuch Considered by William Henry Hoare (1863) (external scan)
- The Pentateuch Vindicated from the Aspersions of Bishop Colenso by William Henry Green (1863) (external scan)
- Our Old Bible: Moses on the Plains of Moab by Alexander Moody Stuart (1881) (external scan)
- Bishop Colenso's Criticism Criticised by Joseph Benjamin M'Caul (1863) (external scan)
External links[edit]
Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.
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