Burton Hamiliton Throckmorton Jr. (1921 in Elizabeth, New Jersey – 2009 in Bangor, Maine) was an American New Testament scholar. [1] [2] He was Hayes Professor of New Testament Language and Literature at Bangor Theological Seminary from 1954 to 1989, and a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and the United Church of Christ.
Burton H. Throckmorton Jr. was born to a family of five in Elizabeth, New Jersey on February 21, 1921. [3]
Throckmorton earned a Bachelor of Art degree from the University of Virginia in 1943. Later, he studied at the University of Marburg in Germany. [3]
Throckmorton began studying at the Juilliard School of Music. He later earned a bachelor of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in 1945 and a doctorate of philosophy from Columbia University in 1952. [3]
From 1932-1934, Throckmorton performed a tap dance routine with his sister, Joan Throckmorton, for the revue, " Sunday Nights at Nine," starring Shirley Booth and Van Heflin, on Broadway. [3]
Following the publications of his works in the 1980s and 1990s, Throckmorton appeared on various radio programs in addition to " CBS This Morning" and " The Phil Donahue Show." [3]