john murray
John Murray (14 October 1898 – 8 May 1975) was a Scottish-born Calvinist theologian who taught at Princeton Seminary and then left to help found Westminster Theological Seminary, where he taught for many years. Murray was born in the croft of Badbea, near Bonar Bridge, in Sutherland county, Scotland. Following service in the British Army in the First World War (during which he lost an eye, serving in the famous Black Watch regiment) he studied at the University of Glasgow. Following his acceptance as a theological student of the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland he pursued further studies at Princeton Theological Seminary under J. Gresham Machen and Geerhardus Vos, but broke with the Free Presbyterian Church in 1930 over that Church's treatment of the Chesley, Ontario congregation. He taught at Princeton for a year and then lectured in systematic theology at Westminster Theological Seminary to generations of students from 1930 to 1966, and was an early trustee of the Banner of Truth Trust. Besides the material in the four-volume Collected Writings, his primary published works are a commentary on the Epistle to the Romans (previously included in the New International Commentary on the New Testament series but now superseded by Douglas J. Moo's commentary), Redemption Accomplished and Applied, Principles of Conduct, The Imputation of Adam's Sin, Baptism, and Divorce.
Murray preached at Chesley and Lochalsh from time to time until his retirement from Westminster Theological Seminary in 1968. He married Valerie Knowlton 7 December 1967 and retired to Scotland where he was connected with the Free Church of Scotland. Writing after a communion season at Lochalsh, Murray said, “I think I feel most at home here and at Chesley of all the places I visit.” There had been some consideration that upon leaving the seminary, Murray might take a pastorate in the newly formed Presbyterian Reformed Church, but the infirmity of his aged sisters at the home place necessitated his return to Ross-shire, Scotland.
Murray preached at Chesley and Lochalsh from time to time until his retirement from Westminster Theological Seminary in 1968. He married Valerie Knowlton 7 December 1967 and retired to Scotland where he was connected with the Free Church of Scotland. Writing after a communion season at Lochalsh, Murray said, “I think I feel most at home here and at Chesley of all the places I visit.” There had been some consideration that upon leaving the seminary, Murray might take a pastorate in the newly formed Presbyterian Reformed Church, but the infirmity of his aged sisters at the home place necessitated his return to Ross-shire, Scotland.
John Murray
The reference to the “life” of the Son comes after mention of his “death,” which leads us to understand it not as his earthly life, but specifically as his resurrection life in the power of the Spirit (1:4). John Murray observes,
It is not simply the resurrection as an event that is in view, however. Paul does not say, we shall be saved by his resurrection, but ‘by his life,’ and therefore it is the exalted life of the Redeemer that is intended. The resurrection is in the background as conditioning the exaltation life.
--John Murray; The Epistle to the Romans
It is not simply the resurrection as an event that is in view, however. Paul does not say, we shall be saved by his resurrection, but ‘by his life,’ and therefore it is the exalted life of the Redeemer that is intended. The resurrection is in the background as conditioning the exaltation life.
--John Murray; The Epistle to the Romans
Dr. Valerie Young (Knowlton) Murray, died Aug. 8, 2014, at her home in Freeport, Maine.
Born on Jan. 9, 1927, in Augusta, to Cecil Knowlton and Ida Muriel (Young) Knowlton. Along with her mother, she lived with her grandparents, Daniel S. Young, Jr., and Maud Young, who raised her and her sister Patricia. She was educated in Augusta schools and graduated as Valedictorian of Cony High School in 1945. She then attended Smith College in Northampton, Mass., graduating in 1949 with an A.B. in biology. It was at Smith that she developed what would prove to be lifelong friendships with Leigh Berrien Smith and Rose Sun Tchang.
Following Smith, Valerie moved to Boston for graduate work at Harvard’s Radcliffe College, receiving her Ph.D. in 1956. During her time in Boston, she was a member of the historic Park Street Church, pastored at that time by Rev. Harold Ockenga, evangelical leader and founder of the National Association of Evangelicals and, later, of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. It was during her time at Park Street that she made her personal commitment to be a follower of Jesus Christ, an evangelical faith that she treasured for the rest of her life.
She then moved to Philadelphia and attended Westminster Theological Seminary. It was there that she met her future husband, John Murray. John Murray was a longtime member of the faculty of Westminster Seminary, beloved by generations of students. He published well-regarded theological texts. He and Valerie had a loving marriage characterized by mutual respect, intellectual curiosity, and a passionate love for Jesus Christ.
------------------Aug 15, 2014: Banner of Truth: John Murray’s Widow, Valerie, Passes Away
Born on Jan. 9, 1927, in Augusta, to Cecil Knowlton and Ida Muriel (Young) Knowlton. Along with her mother, she lived with her grandparents, Daniel S. Young, Jr., and Maud Young, who raised her and her sister Patricia. She was educated in Augusta schools and graduated as Valedictorian of Cony High School in 1945. She then attended Smith College in Northampton, Mass., graduating in 1949 with an A.B. in biology. It was at Smith that she developed what would prove to be lifelong friendships with Leigh Berrien Smith and Rose Sun Tchang.
Following Smith, Valerie moved to Boston for graduate work at Harvard’s Radcliffe College, receiving her Ph.D. in 1956. During her time in Boston, she was a member of the historic Park Street Church, pastored at that time by Rev. Harold Ockenga, evangelical leader and founder of the National Association of Evangelicals and, later, of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. It was during her time at Park Street that she made her personal commitment to be a follower of Jesus Christ, an evangelical faith that she treasured for the rest of her life.
She then moved to Philadelphia and attended Westminster Theological Seminary. It was there that she met her future husband, John Murray. John Murray was a longtime member of the faculty of Westminster Seminary, beloved by generations of students. He published well-regarded theological texts. He and Valerie had a loving marriage characterized by mutual respect, intellectual curiosity, and a passionate love for Jesus Christ.
------------------Aug 15, 2014: Banner of Truth: John Murray’s Widow, Valerie, Passes Away