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Bruce M. Metzger

1914 - 2007

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Bruce Manning Metzger (February 9, 1914 – February 13, 2007) was an American biblical scholar and historian who worked as a longtime professor at Princeton Theological Seminary. Metzger was a scholar of classical Greek and the New Testament, specializing in translation and textual criticism (which attempts to reconstruct the original version of a document based on several conflicting copies). He served on the board of the American Bible Society and United Bible Societies, and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1986. Metzger is often considered among the most influential New Testament scholars of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bruce M. Metzger is the 2,872nd most popular religious figure (down from 2,781st in 2019), the 8,352nd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,937th in 2019) and the 80th most popular American Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Bruce M. Metzger ranks 2,872 out of 3,187. Before him are Evagrius of Constantinople, Maturino Blanchet, Nicholas Ridley, Medardo Joseph Mazombwe, Roger of Wendover, and Lorenzo Piretto. After him are Karel Kašpar, Paulo Cezar Costa, Faustus of Mileve, Rodolfo Quezada Toruño, Hallvard Vebjørnsson, and Saint Mungo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Bruce M. Metzger ranks 327. Before him are John Hersey, Alessandro Frigerio, Claude Mauriac, David Wayne, Zdeněk Škrland, and Jan de Hartog. After him are Carl Foreman, Shaken Aimanov, Hank Snow, Kay Stammers, Adrien Rommel, and Viljo Heino. Among people deceased in 2007, Bruce M. Metzger ranks 312. Before him are Enzo Biagi, René Rémond, Kirka, Ray Evans, Solveig Dommartin, and Roscoe Lee Browne. After him are Laraine Day, Anita Roddick, Robert Goulet, Tamás Gábor, Igor Novikov, and Franz Antel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bruce M. Metzger ranks 8,354 out of 20,380. Before him are Samuel J. Tilden (1814), James Wilkinson (1757), Dave Weckl (1960), Carl Osburn (1884), Robert Harron (1893), and Nick Offerman (1970). After him are Fred Hansen (1940), John Van Ryn (1905), Mary Ellen Mark (1940), Billy Campbell (1959), Thomas Mifflin (1744), and Mary Beth Peil (1940).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, Bruce M. Metzger ranks 80. Before him are Mother Angelica (1923), Daniel DiNardo (1949), Adam Maida (1930), William Ellery Channing (1780), Roger Mahony (1936), and Raymond E. Brown (1928). After him are James Stafford (1932), Avery Dulles (1918), Sylvester Graham (1794), Salvatore Cordileone (1956), Wovoka (1856), and Tammy Faye Messner (1942).

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