Joyce Baldwin
Joyce Baldwin | |
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Born | 1 August 1921 |
Died | 30 December 1995 | (aged 74)
Occupation(s) | Theologian , author |
Joyce G. Baldwin (1 August 1921 – 30 December 1995) was a British evangelical biblical scholar and theological educator who became one of the leading women in the field of biblical scholarship in her day. At a time when the Church of England did not ordain women to any of its orders (deacon, priest or bishop), she championed the cause of women's ministry through influential writing, teaching and practical example.[1]
Biography
Joyce Baldwin was born in
In 1971, Dalton House amalgamated with the two men's Anglican colleges in Bristol, Clifton Theological College and Tyndale Hall, to form
When
Joyce Baldwin was author of a number of commentaries on Old Testament books, including Daniel and Esther. She also spoke and wrote in favour of the ordination of women.[3]
In 1983, she married Jack Caine, a friend whom she had known as a teenager, following the rekindling of their friendship shortly before her retirement. She was ordained deacon following the Church of England's decision to admit women to that order in 1987. However, when the decision was made to admit women to the priesthood, she declined to be further ordained, feeling that her life's calling had already been fulfilled.
Tremper Longman describes her as a "balanced and sane exegete".[4]
Selected works
- Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi (1972) IVP (Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries) ISBN 0-851-11825-9
- Women Likewise (1973) Church Pastoral Aid Society ISBN 0-854-91113-8
- Daniel (1978) IVP (Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries) ISBN 0-851-11832-1
- Lamentations - Daniel (1984) Scripture Union ISBN 0-875-08162-2
- Esther (1985) IVP (ISBN 0-851-11840-2
- The message of Genesis 12-50 : from Abraham to Joseph (1986) IVP (The Bible Speaks Today Series) ISBN 0-851-10759-1
- 1 and 2 Samuel (1988) IVP (Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries) ISBN 0-851-11640-X
References
- ^ "Obituary: Joyce Baldwin". The Times. 15 January 1996.
- ^ Griffiths, Valerie (1999). "Joyce Baldwin-Caine". In Walter A. Elwell and J. D. Weaver (ed.). Bible Interpreters of the 20th Century. Grand Rapids: Baker. p. 329.
- ^ Griffiths, p. 337.
- ^ Tremper Longman III, Old Testament Commentary Survey, 2nd ed. (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1999), 140.