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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 240,942 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Bruce M. Metzger is the 2,528th most popular religious figure (down from 2,101st in 2019), the 8,111th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,020th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular American Religious Figure.

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  • 240k

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  • 44.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Bruce M. Metzger ranks 2,528 out of 2,238. Before him are Nicetas I of Constantinople, Sumuel, Vincent Nichols, Luigi Padovese, Bilal Philips, and Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak. After him are William Ellery Channing, Pope Peter II of Alexandria, Silvano Piovanelli, Sin-Iddinam, Mary MacKillop, and Giovanni Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Bruce M. Metzger ranks 301. Before him are Robert R. Wilson, Rolf Holmberg, Robert Alda, Sven Fahlman, Oktay Rıfat Horozcu, and Hideko Maehata. After him are Estelle Reiner, Josef Peters, Xosé María Díaz Castro, Severino Rigoni, Louis Chaillot, and Leabua Jonathan. Among people deceased in 2007, Bruce M. Metzger ranks 299. Before him are Elisabeth Eybers, Joseph Nérette, Roscoe Lee Browne, Toshikatsu Matsuoka, Florea Dumitrache, and Maria Kwaśniewska. After him are Dmitri Prigov, Grethe Kausland, Juan Valdivieso, Norifumi Abe, Bruce Bennett, and Miklós Páncsics.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bruce M. Metzger ranks 8,111 out of 18,182. Before him are Regina Hall (1970), Michael Shermer (1954), Jaime Pressly (1977), William C. McCool (1961), Tom DeLonge (1975), and Daryl Stuermer (1952). After him are Ruth Barcan Marcus (1921), George Ariyoshi (1926), Michael Badalucco (1954), Horace Grant (1965), Jonathan Safran Foer (1977), and Joe Bonamassa (1977).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, Bruce M. Metzger ranks 63. Before him are William Wakefield Baum (1926), John F. MacArthur (1939), Wovoka (1856), John Patrick Foley (1935), Isabella Stewart Gardner (1840), and Roger Mahony (1936). After him are William Ellery Channing (1780), Adam Maida (1930), Walter Breuning (1896), Emma Smith (1804), Wilton Daniel Gregory (1947), and Blase J. Cupich (1949).

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