Scholarly translator and cultural bridge-builder using linguistic analysis and critical examination methods
Born in St Austell, Cornwall, he was a gracluate of St John’s College Cambridge. In 1853 he was appointed firs:t Bishop of Natal, wher he learned the Zulu language, writing a grammar and dictionary and translating the Prayer Book and part of the Bible. His Th Pentateuch and the Book of Joshua Critically Examined (1862-79) which cast doubt upon biblical accuracy, was regarded as hereti cal and his Metropolitan, Bishop…