R. Chenevix Trench
Richard Chenevix Trench (1807-1886), Archbishop of Dublin and biblical scholar Trench was born in Dublin, the son of a barrister-at-law and educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He left Cambridge in 1829 and after a period of depression and despondency, which he relieved by writing poetry, was ordained in 1832. After brief curacies, he became professor of divinity in King's College, London (1846-1858), dean of Westminster (1856-1863), and finally archbishop of Dublin (1863-1884). In the latter position he opposed Prime Minister W F. Gladstone's proposals for the disestablishment of the Church in Ireland. His efforts failed. Apart from the publication of poetry, he wrote two well-known books on the Gospels: Notes on the Parables of Our Lord (1841) and Notes on the Miracles of Our Lord (1846). More technical were his Study of Words (1851) and Synonyms of the New Testament (1854). This interest in philology also took practical form in his activity in helping with the publication of the now famous Oxford English Dictionary. |
Suggested Reading
- Commentary on the Epistles to the Seven Churches in Asia: Revelation II. III.
- Synonyms of the New Testament
- On the Study of Words
- Notes on the Miracles of Our Lord
- Notes on the Parables of Our Lord
- English: Past and Present
- Studies in the Gospels
- Proverbs and Their Lessons
- Exposition of the Sermon on the Mount
- On the Authorized Version of the New Testament
- The Story of Justin Martyr
- Shipwrecks of the Faith
- Sermons Preached in Westminster Abbey
- Lectures on Medieval Church History
- Saint Augustine as and Interpreter of Holy Scripture
- The Hulsean Lectures for 1845 and 1846
- The Star of the Wise Men (Commentary of Matthew Chapter 2)
- Poems by Richard Chenevix Trench
- The Fitness of Holy Scripture for Unfolding the Spiritual Life of Man
Books and Tracts
- Interpretation of Parables (56k) zip (19k)
- The Sower (74k) zip (24k)
- The Tares (72k) zip (23k)
- The Mustard Seed (27k) zip (9k)
- The Leaven. (29k) zip (10k)
- The Hid Treasure. (35k) zip (14k)
- The Pearl of Great Price. (96k) pdf (79k) zip (19k)
- The Draw-Net. (52k) zip (16k)
- The Unmerciful Servant. (70k) zip (25k)
- The Labourers in the Vineyard. (93k) zip (28k)
- The Two Sons. (19k) zip (7k)
- The Wicked Husbandmen. (57k) zip (22k)
- The Marriage of the King's Son. (84k) zip (32k)
- The Ten Virgins. (64k) zip (24k)
- The Talents. (58k) zip (21k)
- The Seed Growing Secretly. (87k) pdf (105k)
- The Two Debtors. (62k) zip (18k)
- The Good Samaritan. (95k) zip (26k)
- The Friend at Midnight. (37k) zip (11k)
- The Rich Fool. (44k) zip (14k)
- The Barren Fig Tree. (61k) zip (18k)
- The Great Supper. (67k) zip (17k)
- The Lost Sheep . (79k) zip (17k)
- The Lost Piece of Money. (45k) zip (10k)
- The Prodigal Son. PDF (1.3mb).
- The Unjust Steward. (280k) pdf (232k) docx (70k) zip (49k)
- The Rich Man and Lazarus. (282k) pdf (225k) docx (60k) zip (50k)
- The Unprofitable Servants. (127k) pdf (85k) docx (33k) zip (22k)
- The Unjust Judge. (127k) pdf (64k) docx (39k) zip (26k)
- The Pharisee and the Publican. (104k) pdf (70k) docx (35k) zip (23k)
- The Pounds. (91k) pdf (72k) docx (37k) zip (33k)