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John Alexander Motyer (30 August 1924 – 26 August 2016), known as J. Alec Motyer, was an Irish biblical scholar. He was Vice-Principal of Clifton Theological College and vicar of St. Luke's, Hampstead, and Christ Church, Westbourne (Bournemouth) (1981–1989), before becoming Principal of Trinity College, Bristol. He spent his later years in Poynton, Cheshire. Motyer was born in Dublin on 30 August 1924 and educated at The High School, Dublin, before going to Trinity College, Dublin, where he received Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, and Bachelor of Divinity degrees. He trained to become an Anglican minister at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. Tremper Longman III describes him as a "competent and popular expositor", while Tim Keller has said that Motyer and Edmund Clowney were "the fathers of my preaching ministry". By contrast, Motyer's own opinion of himself was, "I’m not really a scholar. I’m just a man who loves the Word of God.” He died on 26 August 2016. (en) John Alexander 'Alec' Motyer (30 de agosto de 1924 - 26 de agosto de 2016) fue un erudito bíblico irlandés. Fue vicedirector de Clifton Theological College y vicario de St. Luke's, Hampstead y Christ Church, Westbourne (Bournemouth) (1981 - 1989), antes de convertirse en director de Trinity College, Bristol. Pasó sus últimos años en Poynton, Cheshire. Motyer nació en Dublín y se educó en el Trinity College de Dublín, donde obtuvo los títulos de BA, MA y BD. Se entrenó para convertirse en un ministro anglicano en Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. Tremper Longman III lo describe como un "expositor competente y popular", mientras que Tim Keller dijo que Motyer y Edmund Clowney eran "los padres de mi ministerio de predicación". En contraste, la propia opinión de Motyer de sí mismo era: "No soy realmente un erudito. Sólo soy un hombre que ama la Palabra de Dios". (es) John Alexander Motyer, più noto come Alec Motyer (Dublino, 30 agosto 1924 – Poynton, 26 agosto 2016), è stato un teologo e biblista irlandese. (it) |
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John Alexander Motyer, più noto come Alec Motyer (Dublino, 30 agosto 1924 – Poynton, 26 agosto 2016), è stato un teologo e biblista irlandese. (it) John Alexander Motyer (30 August 1924 – 26 August 2016), known as J. Alec Motyer, was an Irish biblical scholar. He was Vice-Principal of Clifton Theological College and vicar of St. Luke's, Hampstead, and Christ Church, Westbourne (Bournemouth) (1981–1989), before becoming Principal of Trinity College, Bristol. He spent his later years in Poynton, Cheshire. He died on 26 August 2016. (en) John Alexander 'Alec' Motyer (30 de agosto de 1924 - 26 de agosto de 2016) fue un erudito bíblico irlandés. Fue vicedirector de Clifton Theological College y vicario de St. Luke's, Hampstead y Christ Church, Westbourne (Bournemouth) (1981 - 1989), antes de convertirse en director de Trinity College, Bristol. Pasó sus últimos años en Poynton, Cheshire. Motyer nació en Dublín y se educó en el Trinity College de Dublín, donde obtuvo los títulos de BA, MA y BD. Se entrenó para convertirse en un ministro anglicano en Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. (es) |
