Hedley Sparks | |
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Oriel Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture, University of Oxford | |
In office | 1952–1976 |
Other post(s) | Cadbury Professor of Theology (1946–1952) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1933 (deacon) 1934 (priest) by Thomas Strong |
Personal details | |
Born | Hedley Frederick Davis Sparks 14 November 1908 Stoke Newington, County of London, United Kingdom |
Died | 22 November 1996 Canterbury, Kent, UK | (aged 88)
Education | St Edmund's School |
Alma mater | Brasenose College, Oxford |
Hedley Frederick Davis Sparks, FBA (14 November 1908 – 22 November 1996) was a British biblical scholar and Church of England priest. From 1946 to 1952, he was Cadbury Professor of Theology at the University of Birmingham. From 1952 to 1976, he was Oriel Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture at the University of Oxford.