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Appreciation

Revisiting a Non-Standard Scholar

Bruce Metzger devoted his life to helping us know early Christianity and its manuscripts better.

Ben Witherington III | posted 2/15/2007 09:19AM

We were studying Eusebius at Princeton in the summer of 1976 when suddenly a man ran into the class, interrupting Professor Metzger's lecture. As was his way, Metzger quietly stopped what he was doing ...

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SCH, GA

Posted: February 18, 2007 2:23 PM

I have lived a life where I have known and met some of the great men and women of this nation and the world. But Dr. Metzger is a man I always wanted to meet but we just missed each other several times. It was my intention to set aside time this March on a visit to Trenton to be with him. I could just weep. His work has meant so much to me. We corresponded. I have copies of NRSV and RSV he signed for me. He even spent some time making 238 margin notes in the New Oxford Annotated Bible (Apocrypha) NRSV. He wrote a total of 5318 words in the notes. It meant so much to me I counted them all. All but 3 of those notes are in the NT. This is one Bible I keep near me at all times. I had to purchase another Oxford for my notes and studies.

DH, NJ

Posted: February 17, 2007 6:54 AM

I have visited Princeton several times. In 2002 I took my dad. We passed "an older gentleman" on the side walk across from the Speer Library. He was happy and walking briskly. He asked if we needed help. I said we were looking around at the school. Later, we went into Speer and past him again with his smile. Then we saw him at "Circulation" and I asked him, "Are you Dr. Metzger?" He was so happy and asked who we were and where we lived.

Hermeneut

Posted: February 16, 2007 6:18 AM


Without Metzger our knowledge of the early development of the NT would be greatly impoverished - we are in his debt. But I wonder what the relevance of his views on Bart Erhman are. Can we not honour a great scholar without implicitly attacking others?

A Fan

Posted: February 15, 2007 11:10 PM


I wonder what he thought of the apostasy of his student Bart Erhman?

vocab in phoenix

Posted: February 15, 2007 10:21 PM


"Now, at least, they burn the translations rather than the translators!" That is a hilarious quote!

TRW, Illinois

Posted: February 15, 2007 5:19 PM


It's heart-warming to read about the personal qualities of Dr. Metzger. His published works profoundly affected me, and I was pleased to see an evangelical scholar (Witherington) testify to Metzger's scholarship and dignity. We need more Metzgers ... qualified scholars who diligently seek the truth in spite of what church sectarians may say.

michaelk borussia

Posted: February 15, 2007 4:41 PM


A lovely account of a man who is already dearly missed.

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