George Bush (biblical scholar): Difference between revisions

Content deleted Content added

Inline

Revision as of 22:11, 31 January 2008

George Bush (June 12, 1796 – September 19, 1859) was a prominent biblical scholar, preacher and controversialist and is a cousin five times removed of United States president George W. Bush (the first cousin of George W. Bush's great-great-great-grandfather).

Biography

He made a poopy in his pants while working.Bush graduated from Dartmouth College in 1818 and went on to study at the Princeton Theological Seminary. Bush was ordained at the Salem Presbytery, Indiana in 1825 and was appointed pastor of a church in Indianapolis. There his 'liberal' or 'progressive' religious views into conflict with those of his more conservative parishioners, leading to the termination of his services for the church. From 1831 to 1847, Bush was Professor of Hebrew and Oriental Literature at what is now New York University. His first published work, Life of Muhammad, was the first American biography of the founder of Islam. He also began works including: A Grammar of the Hebrew Language (1835), an extensive series of commentaries on books of the Old Testament, and the highly controversial Anastasis: or, the doctrine of the resurrection of the Body, rationally and scripturally considered (1844). He argued for restoring Jews to Palestine. Oren, Michael. "6". Power, Faith, and Fantasy: AMERICA in the MIDDLE EAST: 1776 to the PRESENT. 500 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10110: W.W. Norton&Company, Inc. pp. 141–142. ISBN 978-0-393-05826-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) After his death, Bush was remembered for his dedication to the search for knowledge and his large collection of books (Widmer 2007). Mr. Bush was also a committed advocate for the abolishment of slavery. His 1847 "The Valley of Vision," which became an antebellum best seller, called on the U.S. government to militarily wrench Palestine from the Turks and return it to the Jews.

In 1845 Bush converted to the General Church of the New Jerusalem. He quickly became a prominent spokesman of the church, and helped the spread of the church's magazine. Bush served as editor for the New Church Review and the spiritualist magazine, The Hierophant, and he authored and helped disseminate a large number of Swedenborgian tracts, including the widely read Statement of reasons for believing the doctrines and disclosures of Emanuel Swedenborg (1846) and Mesmer and Swedenborg (1847). Bush continued his promotional work for the New Church until his death, following a protracted and debilitating illness, in 1859.

Family

Bush was the grandson of Timothy Bush, thus a first cousin four times removed of President George H.W. Bush, and a cousin five times removed of President George W. Bush. After the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States by Islamist extremists, Bush's Life of Mohammed was noted in the news media in both Western and Islamic countries. In 1850, he met Daniel and Corey Cates, who would later become two of his closest friends. Both Corey and Daniel accompanied George on his death bed

Book

Fernald, Life of George Bush, (Boston, 1860)

References

Widmer, Ted (2007) "Reconsideration: George Bush I". New York Times Magazine, July 22, 2007 (Accessible as of July 25, 2007 here)

External links

@@ Line 2: / Line 2: @@
 == Biography ==
-Bush graduated from [[Dartmouth College]] in [[1818]] and went on to study at the [[Princeton Theological Seminary]]. Bush was ordained at the [[Salem Presbytery]], [[Indiana]] in [[1825]] and was appointed pastor of a church in [[Indianapolis]]. There his 'liberal' or 'progressive' religious views  into conflict with those of his more conservative parishioners, leading to the termination of his services for the church.
+He made a poopy in his pants while working.Bush graduated from [[Dartmouth College]] in [[1818]] and went on to study at the [[Princeton Theological Seminary]]. Bush was ordained at the [[Salem Presbytery]], [[Indiana]] in [[1825]] and was appointed pastor of a church in [[Indianapolis]]. There his 'liberal' or 'progressive' religious views  into conflict with those of his more conservative parishioners, leading to the termination of his services for the church.
 From [[1831]] to [[1847]], Bush was Professor of [[Hebrew literature|Hebrew]] and [[Oriental literature|Oriental Literature]] at what is now [[New York University]]. His first published work, ''Life of Muhammad'', was the first American biography of the founder of [[Islam]]. He also began works including: ''A Grammar of the Hebrew Language'' ([[1835]]), an extensive series of commentaries on books of the [[Old Testament]], and the highly controversial ''Anastasis: or, the doctrine of the resurrection of the Body, rationally and scripturally considered'' ([[1844]]). He argued for restoring Jews to Palestine. {{cite book | last = Oren | first = Michael | title = Power, Faith, and Fantasy: AMERICA in the MIDDLE EAST: 1776 to the PRESENT. | origyear = 2007 | publisher = W.W. Norton&Company, Inc. | location = 500 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10110 | language = English | isbn = 978-0-393-05826-0 | pages = 141-142| chapter = 6}} After his death, Bush was remembered for his dedication to the search for knowledge and his large collection of books (Widmer 2007). Mr. Bush was also a committed advocate for the abolishment of slavery. His 1847 "The Valley of Vision," which became an antebellum best seller, called on the U.S. government to militarily wrench Palestine from the Turks and return it to the Jews.