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 *1987 - [[John Clark Love Gibson (1930-2008)]]
 *2006 - [[Hans Magnus Barstad (1947- )]]
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 On Brunton's retirement in 1847, the Chair was once more embroiled in religious controversy. In 1843, Brunton's two colleagues in the Faculty of Divinity, [[Thomas Chalmers (1780-1847)]], Professor of Divinity, and [[David Welsh (1793-1845)]], Professor of [[Ecclesiastical History]], had demitted their posts and played a leading role in the formation of the breakaway Free Church of Scotland. The majority of the [[Town Council]] of Edinburgh also joined the breakaway Free Church. In November 1847, in their capacity as patrons of the university, they presented [[Charles MacDouall (1818-1883)]] for induction as Professor of Hebrew. MacDouall was a Free Churchman and, as such, had not signed the Westminster Confession of Faith which acknowledged the authority of the Church of Scotland. Strictly speaking, signing the Confession had been a prerequisite for all Professors of the University of Edinburgh since 1690 but, in practice, it was generally only required of members of the Faculty of Theology. Hebrew was a theology chair, however, and on the motion of Principal [[John Lee (1779-1859)]], the [[Senatus Academicus]] now refused to receive MacDouall as Professor. The Town Council made a legal challenge to the Senatus's stance, but the Law Courts ruled in the Senatus's favour, granting a perpetual interdict against MacDouall. [[David Liston (1799-1881)]], a former missionary in India, was appointed in MacDouall's stead.
-Following the relatively brief tenures of [[David Laird Adams (1837-1892)]] and [[John Dobie (1859-1894)]] (killed in a freak train accident), the Chair passed to [[Archibald Robert Stirling Kennedy (1859-1938)]] who would occupy it for over four decades, retiring in his 78th year. Kennedy was involved in a number of collaborative ventures with New College, paving the way for its eventual merger with the university following the [[Universities (Scotland) Act 1932]].
+Following the relatively brief tenures of [[David Laird Adams (1837-1892)]] and [[John Dobie (1859-1894)]] (killed in a freak train accident), the Chair passed to [[Archibald Robert Stirling Kennedy (1859-1938)]] who would occupy it for over four decades, retiring in his 79th year. Kennedy was involved in a number of collaborative ventures with New College, paving the way for its eventual merger with the university following the [[Universities (Scotland) Act 1932]].
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 Moodie's death in 1812 saw the appointment of [[Alexander Murray (1775-1813)]], the autodidact son of a shepherd and a prodigiously gifted linguist. Tragically, the demands of teaching placed too much strain on Murray's delicate health, and he died within months of taking up the post. Murray's successor was [[Alexander Brunton (1772-1854)]], the urbane minister of the Tron Kirk, Edinburgh, and husband of the novelist Mary Brunton. Brunton published ''Extracts from the Old Testament with Sketches of Hebrew and Chaldee Grammar'' (1814) and ''Outlines of Persian Grammar'' (1822). Like Robertson before him, he combined the Chair of Hebrew with the post of University Librarian.
-On Brunton's retirement in 1847, the Chair was once more embroiled in religious controversy. Following the schism of the Church of Scotland, known as the Disruption, the majority of the [[Town Council]] of Edinburgh joined the breakaway Free Church. In November 1847, in their capacity as patrons of the university, they presented [[Charles MacDouall (1818-1883)]] for induction as Professor of Hebrew. MacDouall was a Free Churchman and, as such, had not signed the Westminster Confession of Faith which acknowledged the authority of the Church of Scotland. Strictly speaking, signing the Confession had been a prerequisite for all Professors of the University of Edinburgh since 1690 but, in practice, it was generally only required of members of the Faculty of Theology. Hebrew was a theology chair, however, and on the motion of Principal [[John Lee (1779-1859)]], the [[Senatus Academicus]] now refused to receive MacDouall as Professor. The Town Council made a legal challenge to the Senatus's stance, but the Law Courts ruled in the Senatus's favour, granting a perpetual interdict against MacDouall. [[David Liston (1799-1881)]], a former missionary in India, was appointed in MacDouall's stead.
+On Brunton's retirement in 1847, the Chair was once more embroiled in religious controversy. In 1843, Brunton's two colleagues in the Faculty of Divinity, [[Thomas Chalmers (1780-1847)]], Professor of Divinity, and [[David Welsh (1793-1845)]], Professor of [[Ecclesiastical History]], had demitted their posts and played a leading role in the formation of the breakaway Free Church of Scotland. The majority of the [[Town Council]] of Edinburgh also joined the breakaway Free Church. In November 1847, in their capacity as patrons of the university, they presented [[Charles MacDouall (1818-1883)]] for induction as Professor of Hebrew. MacDouall was a Free Churchman and, as such, had not signed the Westminster Confession of Faith which acknowledged the authority of the Church of Scotland. Strictly speaking, signing the Confession had been a prerequisite for all Professors of the University of Edinburgh since 1690 but, in practice, it was generally only required of members of the Faculty of Theology. Hebrew was a theology chair, however, and on the motion of Principal [[John Lee (1779-1859)]], the [[Senatus Academicus]] now refused to receive MacDouall as Professor. The Town Council made a legal challenge to the Senatus's stance, but the Law Courts ruled in the Senatus's favour, granting a perpetual interdict against MacDouall. [[David Liston (1799-1881)]], a former missionary in India, was appointed in MacDouall's stead.
-Following the relatively brief tenures of [[David Laird Adams (1837-1892)]] and [[John Dobie (1859-1894)]] (killed in a freak train accident), the Chair passed to [[Archibald Robert Stirling Kennedy (1859-1938)]] who would occupy it for over four decades, retiring in his 78th year.
+Following the relatively brief tenures of [[David Laird Adams (1837-1892)]] and [[John Dobie (1859-1894)]] (killed in a freak train accident), the Chair passed to [[Archibald Robert Stirling Kennedy (1859-1938)]] who would occupy it for over four decades, retiring in his 78th year. Kennedy was involved in a number of collaborative ventures with New College, paving the way for its eventual merger with the university following the [[Universities (Scotland) Act 1932]].
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 The Chair of Hebrew and Oriental Languages was the second Professorship founded in Edinburgh University after the [[Separation of Roles of Principal and Professor of Divinity, 1620|Chair of Divinity]] in 1620. Hebrew had hitherto been taught in a somewhat perfunctory fashion. Under the then prevalent [[Opening of Edinburgh University, 1583#The Regenting System|Regenting System]], students were given a basic grounding in Hebrew Grammar during their third year of studies. In 1628 the obligation to read Divinity students a weekly lesson in the Hebrew language was listed as one of the duties of the Professor of Divinity. In 1642, however, [[Alexander Henderson (c1583–1646)]], the [[Rector]] of Edinburgh University, was the prime mover in a nationwide campaign to raise academic standards through an influx of talent from abroad. He played a key role in instigating a resolution of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland calling on Scottish universities to seek abroad for able professors. In the same year, Henderson persuaded the [[Town Council]] of Edinburgh to introduce the specialized teaching of Hebrew into the University, and to employ a foreign scholar.
 The Council’s choice fell upon Julius Conradus Otto, described as ‘a learned Jew’, but about whom biographical sources vary considerably. Most historians identify him with the scholar Naphtali Margolioth, born in Vienna in 1562. Margolioth converted to Christianity in 1603, changed his name to Julius Conradus Otto, and became Professor of Hebrew at Altdorf, Germany. He later reverted to Judaism. George F. Black argues, however, that the holder of the Edinburgh Chair was a son of Margolioth, who assumed the same Christian name as his father.
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 Following his retirement in 1982, Anderson was succeeded by [[John Clark Love Gibson (1930-2008)]], whose many publications include a three-volume ''Textbook of Syrian Semitic Inscriptions'' (1971-82), volumes on ''Genesis'' (1981-82) and ''Job'' (1983) for the ''Old Testament Daily Study Bible'' (of which he was series editor), and ''Language and Imagery in the Old Testament'' (1998).
-The current holder of the chair is [[Hans Magnus Barstad (1947- ), previously Professor of Old Testament Studies at the University of Oslo.
+The current holder of the chair is [[Hans Magnus Barstad (1947- )]], previously Professor of Old Testament Studies at the University of Oslo.
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 One year before Porteous's retirement, the Faculty of Divinity voted to merge the Chair of Hebrew and Oriental (or Semitic) Languages with the Chair of Old Testament Studies, creating a new Chair of Hebrew and Old Testament Studies. The first holder in 1968 was [[George Wishart Anderson (1913-2002)]], who, in line with the increasingly ecumenical profile of New College, was a Methodist minister. Anderson prepared a draft translation of a book of the ''Apocrypha'' for the ''New English Bible'' and helped with the revision of the ''New English Bible'' for the ''Revised English Bible'' (1989). He also wrote two valuable textbooks: ''A Critical Introduction to the Old Testament'' (1959) and ''The History and Religion of Israel'' (1966).
-Following his retirement in 1982, Anderson was succeeded by [[John Clark Love Gibson (1930-2008)]] In the 1980s he edited the Old Testament Daily Study Bible. Yet he never forgot his students.
+Following his retirement in 1982, Anderson was succeeded by [[John Clark Love Gibson (1930-2008)]], whose many publications include a three-volume ''Textbook of Syrian Semitic Inscriptions'' (1971-82), volumes on ''Genesis'' (1981-82) and ''Job'' (1983) for the ''Old Testament Daily Study Bible'' (of which he was series editor), and ''Language and Imagery in the Old Testament'' (1998).
 == Professors of Hebrew ==

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	One year before Porteous's retirement, the Faculty of Divinity voted to merge the Chair of Hebrew and Oriental (or Semitic) Languages with the Chair of Old Testament Studies, creating a new Chair of Hebrew and Old Testament Studies. The first holder in 1968 was [[George Wishart Anderson (1913-2002)]], who, in line with the increasingly ecumenical profile of New College, was a Methodist minister. Anderson prepared a draft translation of a book of the ''Apocrypha'' for the ''New English Bible'' and helped with the revision of the ''New English Bible'' for the ''Revised English Bible'' (1989). He also wrote two valuable textbooks: ''A Critical Introduction to the Old Testament'' (1959) and ''The History and Religion of Israel'' (1966).		One year before Porteous's retirement, the Faculty of Divinity voted to merge the Chair of Hebrew and Oriental (or Semitic) Languages with the Chair of Old Testament Studies, creating a new Chair of Hebrew and Old Testament Studies. The first holder in 1968 was [[George Wishart Anderson (1913-2002)]], who, in line with the increasingly ecumenical profile of New College, was a Methodist minister. Anderson prepared a draft translation of a book of the ''Apocrypha'' for the ''New English Bible'' and helped with the revision of the ''New English Bible'' for the ''Revised English Bible'' (1989). He also wrote two valuable textbooks: ''A Critical Introduction to the Old Testament'' (1959) and ''The History and Religion of Israel'' (1966).
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 == 20th Century and Beyond ==
-The first holder of the Chair after the merger of the United Free Church College with the Faculty of Divinity, and the subsequent transfer of the Faculty to [[New College]], was [[Norman Walker Porteous (1898-2003)]]. Porteous was one of the panel of translators of the New English Bible, eventually serving as both Dean of the Faculty of Divinity and Principal of New College. Living to the age of 105, he was also the last surviving British Army officer of the First World War.
+The first holder of the Chair after the merger of the United Free Church College with the Faculty of Divinity, and the subsequent transfer of the Faculty to [[New College]], was [[Norman Walker Porteous (1898-2003)]]. Porteous was one of the panel of translators of the ''New English Bible'' (1970), eventually serving as both Dean of the Faculty of Divinity and Principal of New College. Living to the age of 105, he was also the last surviving British Army officer of the First World War.
-One year before Porteous's retirement, the Faculty of Divinity voted to merge the Chair of Hebrew and Oriental (or Semitic) Languages with the Chair of Old Testament Studies, creating a new Chair of Hebrew and Old Testament Studies. The first holder was [[George Wishart Anderson (1913-2002)]], who, in line with the increasingly ecumenical profile of New College, was a Methodist minister.
+One year before Porteous's retirement, the Faculty of Divinity voted to merge the Chair of Hebrew and Oriental (or Semitic) Languages with the Chair of Old Testament Studies, creating a new Chair of Hebrew and Old Testament Studies. The first holder in 1968 was [[George Wishart Anderson (1913-2002)]], who, in line with the increasingly ecumenical profile of New College, was a Methodist minister. Anderson prepared a draft translation of a book of the ''Apocrypha'' for the ''New English Bible'' and helped with the revision of the ''New English Bible'' for the ''Revised English Bible'' (1989). He also wrote two valuable textbooks: ''A Critical Introduction to the Old Testament'' (1959) and ''The History and Religion of Israel'' (1966).
 == Professors of Hebrew ==