William Edwy Vine

William Edwy Vine (1873 to 1949), more commonly known as W.E. Vine was a English Biblical scholar, theologian and writer, most famous for "Vine's Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words".

Life

Vine was born in 1873, in Blandford, Dorset. [ [http://www.newble.co.uk/writers/Vine/biography.html THE BRETHREN WRITERS HALL OF FAME] ] His father ran the Mount Radford School, which moved, in 1875, to Exeter; and, it was in this location that Vine was raised. He became a Christian at an early age and was baptised in the Plymouth Brethren assembly in Fore Street, Exeter. [ [http://www.plymouthbrethren.org/user/111] ] At the age of 17, Vine became a teacher at his father's school, before moving to Aberystwyth to study at the University College of Wales. He later completed his education at London University, receiving a BA and MA in Ancient Classics, in 1906.Vine married Phoebe Baxendale, in 1899, in Exeter. In 1909, he accepted a job at the office of Echoes of Service, a missionary support service and magazine, based in Bath. In 1911, the service moved permanently to Widcombe Crescent, Bath. Vine dedicated himself to his work with missionaries around the world and was firm in his doctrine and practice:

"In the mind of God the grand ultimate object of missionary activity is the planting of churches.. The Head of the church who gave His instructions to His Apostles.. .on record for us in the Scriptures, gave therein a body of truth and principles adapted to every age, generation and condition. The pattern is complete, and exhibits the divine wisdom in every part. Human tampering has only marred it in its working... It is incumbent upon all who profess the Christian faith to respect the plainly revealed intentions of the Head of the church, instead of burdening it with doctrines and regulations of human fabrication." [ [http://www.newble.co.uk/writers/Vine/biography.html THE BRETHREN WRITERS HALL OF FAME] ]

At this time, Vine was an Elder in the assembly at Manvers Hall, Bath, a position that he held for 40 years. He was diagnosed with heart disease, in 1927, but lived until 1949.

Writing

Vine began his writing career in 1905, when he conducted a correspondence course, along with C.F. Hogg, for 1 Thessalonians and Galatians. He is best known for his work "Vine's Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words", first published in four parts, in 1940. This lexicon traces the the words of the King James Version of the Holy Bible back to their Ancient koine Greek root words and to the meanings of the words for that day. Vine also wrote a number of commentaries and books on biblical subjects.

elected works

* "Vine's Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words" [Vine, W.E., "Expository Dictionary of New Testament Works", HarperCollins, 1947, ISBN 0551002824]

* "New Testament Greek Grammar" [Vine, W.E., "New Testament Greek Grammar", Zondervan 1947, ISBN 0551003332]
* "The Epistle To The Romans" [Vine, W.E., "The Epistle To The Romans", Pickering & Inglis, 1935]

* "1 Corinthians" [Vine, W.E., "1 Corinthians", Oliphants, 1951]

* "The Epistle To The Galatians" [Vine, W.E. & Hogg, C.F., "The Epistle To The Galatians", Kregel 1921]

* "Expository Commentary on Isaiah" [Vine, W.E., "Expository Commentary on Isaiah", Thomas Nelson, 1997, ISBN 0785212337]
* "Expository Commentary on John" [Vine, W.E., "Expository Commentary on John", Thomas Nelson, 1997, ISBN 0785212345]

References

* [http://www.plymouthbrethren.org/user/111 Biography at PlymouthBrethren.org]

* [http://www.newble.co.uk/writers/Vine/biography.html Biography at The Brethren Writers' Hall of Fame]

* [http://www.freeminds.org/history/busselmn.htm "Free Minds Journal": New Light From Old Books and Dead Opposers]