Burton H. Throckmorton Jr.

Burton Hamiliton Throckmorton Jr. (1921 in Elizabeth, New Jersey – 2009 in Bangor, Maine) was an American New Testament scholar. He was Hayes Professor of New Testament Language and Literature at Bangor Theological Seminary from 1954 to 1989, and a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and the United Church of Christ.

Early life Burton H. Throckmorton Jr. was born to a family of five in Elizabeth, New Jersey on February 21, 1921.

Education Throckmorton earned a Bachelor of Art degree from the University of Virginia in 1943. Later, he studied at the University of Marburg in Germany. The New Testament and Mythology 1952, The Westminster Press Romans for the Layman 1961, The Seabury Press: reprinted under the title “Adopted Love” 1978 pamphlet “The Bible and the Church” 1989 Jesus Christ, The Message of the Gospels, The Hope of the Church 1989, Westminster John Knox Press