RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Bruce M. Metzger

1914 - 2007

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Bruce Manning Metzger (February 9, 1914 – February 13, 2007) was an American biblical scholar, Bible translator and textual critic who was a longtime professor at Princeton Theological Seminary and Bible editor who served on the board of the American Bible Society and United Bible Societies. He was a scholar of Greek, New Testament, and New Testament textual criticism, and wrote prolifically on these subjects. Metzger was an influential New Testament scholar of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bruce M. Metzger has received more than 261,986 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Bruce M. Metzger is the 2,782nd most popular religious figure (down from 2,511th in 2019), the 7,938th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,094th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular American Religious Figure.

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  • 260k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Bruce M. Metzger ranks 2,782 out of 3,187. Before him are Paul Peter Meouchi, Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak, Maelgwn Gwynedd, Francis Spellman, Djedkhonsuefankh, and Donald Wuerl. After him are Pope Julian of Alexandria, Demophon of Eleusis, Adam Maida, Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada, Bruno Heim, and Eulogius of Alexandria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Bruce M. Metzger ranks 312. Before him are Alessandro Frigerio, Kenneth More, Jan de Hartog, Hamo Sahyan, Begum Akhtar, and Ladislav Troják. After him are Rolf Holmberg, Hank Snow, Leabua Jonathan, Hermann Pilnik, Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, and Tsuneko Sasamoto. Among people deceased in 2007, Bruce M. Metzger ranks 306. Before him are Frigyes Hidas, Toshikatsu Matsuoka, Kirka, Pascal Yoadimnadji, Boots Randolph, and Paule Desjardins. After him are Adam Kozłowiecki, Fred Saberhagen, Anne McLaren, Krystyna Feldman, The Fabulous Moolah, and Tetsuo Okamoto.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bruce M. Metzger ranks 7,938 out of 20,380. Before him are Dell Curry (1964), Tom DeLonge (1975), Donald Wuerl (1940), McLean Stevenson (1927), Herb Ellis (1921), and Ilene Woods (1929). After him are Jeff Scott Soto (1965), Sherry Lansing (1944), Catherine Coleman (1960), Devon Aoki (1982), Adam Maida (1930), and Judah Folkman (1933).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, Bruce M. Metzger ranks 62. Before him are John F. MacArthur (1939), Walter Breuning (1896), Edmund Szoka (1927), Raymond E. Brown (1928), Francis Spellman (1889), and Donald Wuerl (1940). After him are Adam Maida (1930), James Stafford (1932), Emma Smith (1804), Joseph Strickland (1958), Tim Keller (1950), and William Ellery Channing (1780).

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