13 April 1828 A.D. Birth: Bishop John Barber Lightfoot, Church of England (1828-1889)—Scholar, Author, Textual Critic and Bishop of Durham
13 April 1828 A.D. Birth: Bishop John Barber Lightfoot, Church of England (1828-1889)—Scholar, Author, Textual Critic and Bishop of Durham http://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/birthdays/04-13.html Joseph Barber Lightfoot (1828 to 1889) Church of England Master of the Bible. Birth of Joseph Barber Lightfoot, English churchman and textual critic. Ordained in 1858, he was consecrated Bishop of Durham in 1879, filling that office until his death. Quiet and shy by nature, Lightfoot nevertheless wrote enduring critical works on the New Testament and early church fathers. In addition to several commentaries he worked with B. F. Westcott and F. J. A. Hort to produce the first English revision of the King James version, released May 17, 1881, with some 36,000 revisions. His commentaries on Galatians, Philippians, Colossians and Philemon, as well as Apostolic Fathers are still in print.