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The Society for Promoting the Knowledge of the Scriptures was a group founded in 1783 in London, with a definite but rather constrained plan for Biblical interpretation.
[1] While in practical terms it was mainly concerned with promoting Unitarian views, it was broadly based.
Founders
The founding group included
John Disney , the initial Secretary,
[2] and
John Jebb .
[3] (ODNB). The membership was 30 to 40, of varied denominations. Among them were Dr.
John Calder ,
Michael Dodson ,
Andrew Kippis ,
Theophilus Lindsey and
Richard Price in London. Those in the provinces giving at least financial support included
Joseph Priestley , Bishop
Edmund Law ,
Joshua Toulmin , and
William Turner .
[1]
Robert Tyrwhitt joined in 1784.
[4]
Commentaries and Essays
The Society produced two volumes of Commentaries and Essays (1787), as its major achievement, before subsiding as inactive.
[5] Among the contributors were Michael Dodson
[6] and
Henry Moore .
[7]
Notes
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a
b
"Memoirs of the late Reverend Theophilus Lindsey, M. A., [microform] including a brief analysis of his work" . 1820.
^ Ditchfield, G. M. "Disney, John".
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press.
doi :
10.1093/ref:odnb/7685 . (Subscription or
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^ Gascoigne, John. "Jebb, John".
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press.
doi :
10.1093/ref:odnb/14680 . (Subscription or
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^
"Tyrwhitt, Robert" .
Dictionary of National Biography . London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
^
"Chapter 17: Liberal Dissenters Unite to Form the Unitarian Church" .
^ Mercer, M. J. "Dodson, Michael".
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doi :
10.1093/ref:odnb/7759 . (Subscription or
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^ Mercer, M. J. "Moore, Henry".
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doi :
10.1093/ref:odnb/19117 . (Subscription or
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