John Perowne

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John Perowne

A Victorian scholar-clergyman who paired church leadership with a deep interest in biblical language and interpretation. Best known as Bishop of Worcester, he also wrote widely on the Psalms and helped shape English religious scholarship in the 19th century.

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The Divine and Perpetual Obligation of the Observance of the Sabbath, with Reference more Especially to a Pamphlet Lately Puvblished by the Rev. C.J. Vaughan, D.D., Head Master of Harrow School, Entitled “A Few Words on the Crystal Palace Question”

The Divine and Perpetual Obligation of the Observance of the Sabbath, with Reference more Especially to a Pamphlet Lately Puvblished by the Rev. C.J. Vaughan, D.D., Head Master of Harrow School, Entitled “A Few Words on the Crystal Palace Question”

by John Perowne

About the author

Born in 1823, John James Stewart Perowne was an English churchman and biblical scholar whose career joined academic study, teaching, and senior leadership in the Church of England. He studied at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, later became a fellow there, and built a strong reputation as a Hebrew scholar.

Perowne is especially remembered for his work on the Book of Psalms and for other writings connected with biblical interpretation and Christian thought. Alongside his scholarly work, he held important church posts, including Dean of Peterborough, before becoming Bishop of Worcester.

He died in 1904. Today he is mainly of interest to readers who enjoy Victorian religious writing, biblical scholarship, and the history of the English church.