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| Genre/Form: | Galley proofs Blueprints Correspondence |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | William Foxwell Albright; Edward Scribner Ames; Colgate W Darden; A T DeGroot; E Earle Ellis; Morton Scott Enslin; Werner Foerster; William Mentzel Forrest; Winfred Ernest Garrison; Edgar J Goodspeed; Bruce Manning Metzger; Wendell Muncie; John Lloyd Newcomb; Carl Everett Purinton; Edgar Finley Shannon |
| Document Type: | Archival Material |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
S Vernon McCasland |
| OCLC Number: | 28414883 |
| Notes: | The material described in this catalog record is located in the collections of the University of Virginia Library (Charlottesville). |
| Description: | 4.5 ft. (approximately 5000 items) |
Abstract:
Correspondence; galleys and proofs of McCasland's scholarly writings, including By the Finger of God (1951), The Hellenistic World in New Testament Times (written for The Interpreter's Bible), The Pioneer of Our Faith (1964), The Religion of the Bible (1960), and Religions of the World (1967); personal records, recommendations, and grade reports for religion majors; personal legal and financial papers; and blueprints of the original plans for St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church, Charlottesville, Va. Topics in correspondence include Biblical exegesis, particularly New Testament Greek and translation and interpretation of obscure or difficult passages; critiques and reviews of McCasland's articles as well as those of colleagues; scholarly publication and particularly McCasland's efforts to have By the Finger of God published; book sales; teaching of religion in public schools; McCasland's terms as vice-president, Society of Biblical Literature and Exegesis, and president, National Association of Biblical Instructors; World War II and its effect on lives of former students, their fellow soldiers, and civilian populations in war zones; life in postwar Germany, both East and West, as experienced by former colleagues; establishment of a memorial professorship of religion at University of Virginia; the religion department and its students and courses; lecture series; committees and clubs; and Disciples of Christ Church.
Correspondents include William Foxwell Albright, Edward Scribner Ames, Colgate W. Darden, A.T. DeGroot, E. Earle Ellis, Morton Scott Enslin, Werner Foerster, William Mentzel Forrest, Winfred Ernest Garrison, Edgar Johnson Goodspeed, Bruce Manning Metzger, Wendell Muncie, John Lloyd Newcomb, Carl Everett Purinton, Edgar Finley Shannon, Raymond T. Stamm, Burton Hamilton Throckmorton, and David C. Wilson.
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- Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible -- Study and teaching -- Societies, etc.
- Bible -- Study and teaching -- Virginia.
- Church architecture -- Virginia.
- Catholic church buildings -- Virginia.
- Greek language, Biblical.
- Lectures and lecturing -- Virginia.
- Publishers and publishing -- United States.
- Religion -- Study and teaching -- Virginia.
- Religion in the public schools.
- College students -- Virginia.
- Universities and colleges -- Virginia.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Charlottesville (Va.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
- Germany (East) -- Description and travel.
- Germany (West) -- Description and travel.
- Albright, William Foxwell, -- 1891-1971 -- Correspondence.
- Ames, Edward Scribner, -- 1870-1958 -- Correspondence.
- Darden, Colgate W. -- (Colgate Whitehead), -- 1897-1981 -- Correspondence.
- DeGroot, A. T. -- (Alfred Thomas), -- 1903- -- Correspondence.
- Ellis, E. Earle -- (Edward Earle) -- Correspondence.
- Enslin, Morton Scott, -- 1897-1980 -- Correspondence.
- Foerster, Werner, -- 1897-1975 -- Correspondence.
- Forrest, William Mentzel, -- 1868- -- Correspondence.
- Garrison, Winfred Ernest, -- 1874-1969 -- Correspondence.
- Goodspeed, Edgar J. -- (Edgar Johnson), -- 1871-1962 -- Correspondence.
- Metzger, Bruce Manning -- Correspondence.
- Muncie, Wendell, -- 1897- -- Correspondence.
- Newcomb, John Lloyd, -- 1881-1954 -- Correspondence.
- Purinton, Carl Everett -- Correspondence.
- Shannon, Edgar Finley, -- 1918-1997 -- Correspondence.
- Charlottesville (Va.) -- Education -- Universities and colleges.
- Virginia -- Architecture.
- Virginia -- Education -- Universities and colleges.
