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Bezzant/E/11/1
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- Circa 1953-1957 (Creation)
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1 file; paper
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Bezzant was educated privately and at Pembroke College, Oxford. He graduated in Modern History in 1921, and took a First Class in Theology in 1923. From 1925 to 1933 Bezzant was Vice-Principal of Ripon Hall, Oxford, while also serving as Chaplain and Lecturer of Exeter College, and Tutor in Theology at Pembroke College. In 1933 he moved to Liverpool as Canon Residentiary and Chancellor of Liverpool Cathedral, holding both posts until 1952. Bezzant was Select Preacher at both Cambridge and Oxford, served as an Examining Chaplain to various Bishops, and as an Examiner in Theology at London and Oxford. He spent several periods of residence in the United States as a lecturer. During the War, Bezzant served as Chaplain in the R.N.V.R. In 1952 he was elected to a Fellowship at St John's College, Cambridge, and became Dean. From 1953 to 1964 he served as University Lecturer in Divinity. He published various theological monographs and articles and died in 1967.
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This file contains a miscellany of writing, by Bezzant and others, in manuscript, offprint and cutting form. The items are sequenced according to the listing on the accompanying envelope, as follows.
J.H. Oldham, 'Karl Heim on Faith and Science' and Eric Kemp, 'The Roman Catholic Doctrine of Marriage' ('Theology', 397, July 1953)
R.B. Braithwaite, 'Religion and Empiricism: IV' ('The Cambridge Review', 10 March 1956)
J.N. Sanders, 'Peter and Paul in the Acts' ('New Testament Studies', 2.2, November 1955)
Robert Leaney, 'The Resurrection Narratives in Luke' and C.F.D Moule and A.M.G. Stephenson, 'R.G. Heard on Q and Mark' ('New Testament Studies', 2.2, November 1955)
C.H. Dodd, 'Some Johannine 'Herrnworte' with Parallels in the Synoptic Gospels' ('New Testament Studies', 2.2, November 1955)
Joachim Jeremias, '"Flesh and Blood Cannot Inherit the Kingdom of God"' and G.W.H. Lampe, 'The Lucan Portrait of Christ' ('New Testament Studies', 2.3, February 1956)
P.N. Harrison, 'The Pastoral Epistles and Duncan's Ephesian Theory' ('New Testament Studies', 2.4, May 1956)
J.A.T. Robinson, 'The "Parable" of the Sheep and the Goats' ('New Testament Studies', 2.4, May 1956)
A.R. Vidler, 'Training Doves' ('Theology', 436, October 1956)
W.H. Blyth Martin, 'The Indispensability of Q' ('Theology', 431, May 1956)
B.M.G Reardon, 'Christian Dogma and Scientific Method' ('The Congregational Quarterly', 33.3, July 1955)
J.S. Bezzant, 'The Holy Spirit' (manuscript)
G.W.H. Lampe, 'Theological Issues in the Baptism-Confirmation Controversy' ('The Modern Churchman', 1.1, July 1957)
G.S Duncan, 'Paul's Ministry in Asia – The Last Phase' ('New Testament Studies', 3.3, May 1957)
H.F.D. Sparks, 'St Luke's Transpositions' ('New Testament Studies', 3.3, May 1957)