About
Scottish professor and Old Testament scholar, who published the influential The Semantics of Biblical Language.
Before Fame
In 1951, he was ordained to the ministry of the Church of Scotland.
Trivia
He was editor of the Oxford Hebrew Dictionary project and the Journal of Semitic Studies.
Family Life
His grandfather was the politician James Barr.
Associated With
He held a professorship at Vanderbilt University, whose notable alumni include author James Patterson .
