Wilfred Knox

Wilfred Knox
Born(1886-05-21)21 May 1886
Died9 February 1950(1950-02-09) (aged 63)
Cambridge, England
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Ecclesiastical career
ReligionChristianity (Anglican)
ChurchChurch of England
Ordained
  • 1914 (deacon)
  • 1915 (priest)
Academic background
Alma mater
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Academic work
DisciplineTheology
School or traditionAnglo-Catholicism
InstitutionsPembroke College, Cambridge

Wilfred Lawrence Knox OGS FSA FBA (21 May 1886 – 9 February 1950) was an English Anglican priest and theologian, one of four brothers who distinguished themselves. After leaving Oxford with a first-class honours degree in classics, Knox soon began working with the poor of London's East End, and then studied for the priesthood. After brief parish work, he was warden of the Oratory of the Good Shepherd from 1924 to 1940, and chaplain and fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge. He approached his New Testament studies as a Hellenist, and wrote several books on Paul the Apostle and other aspects of ecclesiastical history from that angle. He also wrote books explaining Anglo-Catholicism and the Christian way of life.