Julius Bate
Julius Bate (1711–1771) was an English
Hutchinsonian
and Hebraist.
Life
Bate was one of the ten children of the Rev. Richard Bate, by his wife, Elizabeth Stanhope. He entered St John's College, Cambridge, became B.A. 1730, and M.A. 1740.[1]
Bate became a disciple of
Sutton near the duke's seat of Petworth. Bate attended Hutchinson in his last illness (1737), and was associated with Robert Spearman
in the publication of Hutchinson's works.
Bate died at Arundel, 20 January 1771.
Works
Cherubim
, illustration from Bate's A new and literal translation, from the Hebrew, of the Pentateuch of Moses, and of the historical books of the Old Testament, to the end of the second book of Kings (1773).Bate, in 1745, wrote a pamphlet called Remarks upon Mr. Warburton's remarks, showing that the ancients knew there was a future state, and that the Jews were not under an equal providence. It provoked
pointing of Hebrew was one of the characteristic tenets of the school. Bate also wrote, The Integrity of the Hebrew Text, and Many Passages of Scripture, Vindicated from the Objections and Misconstructions of Mr. Kennicott.
References
- ^ "Bate, Julius (BT727J2)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Bate, Julius". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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