G. B. Caird | |
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Born | George Bradford Caird 17 July 1917 Wandsworth, London, England |
Died | Oxford, England | 21 April 1984
Nationality | British |
Education | Peterhouse, Cambridge, Mansfield College, Oxford |
Occupation | Academic |
Notable work | The Language and Imagery of the Bible, 1980 |
Title | Professor at University of Oxford |
Spouse | Viola Mary Newport[1] |
Children | James,[2] Margaret (Meg) Laing,[3] John and George (Geordie)[4] |
Religion | Christian |
Denomination | Congregationalist/United Reformed |
Theological work | |
Era | Twentieth century |
Tradition or movement | Congregationalist |
Main interests | Biblical metaphor, imagery and language, New Testament theology, Eschatology |
George Bradford Caird FBA (17 July 1917 – 21 April 1984), known as G. B. Caird, was a British theologian, biblical scholar and Congregational minister. At the time of his death he was Dean Ireland's Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture at the University of Oxford.