ABSTRACT
Born March 20, 1924, in Glasgow, Scotland, he was exposed to biblical scholarship by his father Allan Barr, a minister and New Testament professor. Barr received his education from Edinburgh University (M.A., B.D.), Manchester University (M.A.), and Oxford University (M.A., D.D.). He was ordained by the Church of Scotland and served briefly as a pastor. He taught biblical and language studies at several universities, including Manchester, Edinburgh, Princeton, with his longest tenure occurring at Oxford University. Recipient of numerous honorary doctorates, Barr traveled the world giving lectures and reading papers, the content forming the chapters in several of his books geared toward specialists in biblical and linguistic studies.
