Vincent Taylor FBA (1887–1968) was a Methodist biblical scholar and theologian. [1] He was elected to the Fellowship of the British Academy in 1954, specializing in theology. [2] During his career, he was both Principal of Wesley College, Headingley, Leeds [3] and, from 1930–58, Ferens Professor of New Testament Language and Literature there. [2] He was also Examiner in Biblical Theology, London University. [3] He is described as "one of the outstanding New Testament scholars of his day and theologian of great renown and influence" with an "immense" literary output. [4] According to the British Academy, his principal publications were Jesus and his sacrifice: a study of the Passion-sayings (1937), The atonement in New Testament teaching (1940) and The Gospel according to St Mark (1952). [2]
In 1954 Taylor was the president of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas (SNTS). There was a daughter from his marriage. [5]