ABSTRACT
In the second half of the nineteenth century Westcott, Lightfoot, and Hort, known as the Cambridge trio, dominated English New Testament scholarship. Lightfoot with his commentaries on the Pauline Epistles was the preeminent name in this field, the depth of his knowledge producing admiration not only throughout the English-speaking world but also on the Continent. Westcott and Hort were renowned for their work on the Greek text of the New Testament, with Westcott contributing lengthy commentaries on the Fourth Gospel, the Epistles of John, and the Epistle to the Hebrews. Hort was less widely known, but the breadth of his knowledge inspired awe among all who knew him. William Sanday, writing after his death, declared that Hort was ‘our greatest English theologian of the century’ (1897).
