Quote of the day
Life may be brimming over with experiences, but somewhere, deep inside, all of us carry a vast and fruitful loneliness wherever we go. And sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths, or the turning inwards in prayer for five short minutes.
James Barr

Born: March 20, 1924
Died: October 14, 2006 (aged 82)
Bio: James Barr was a Scottish Old Testament scholar. At the University of Oxford, he was the Oriel Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture from 1976 to 1978, and the Regius Professor of Hebrew from 1978 to 1989.
Known for:
- Semantics of biblical language (1961)
- The Concept of Biblical Theology (1999)
- The Bible in the modern world (1973)
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