Samuel Henry Hooke (January 21, 1874-1968) was an English scholar writing on comparative religion. He is known for his translation of the Bible into Basic English. He was born in Cirencester, Gloucestershire. He was educated at St. Mark's school, Windsor and Jesus College, Oxford. From 1913 to 1926 he was at Toronto University, where he was a founder of and contributor to Canadian Forum. He became Professor of Old Testament Studies, University of London.
Works
AUTHOR
- Christianity in the Making (1926)
- New Year's Day: The Story of the Calendar (1927)
- The Origins of Early Semitic Ritual (1938)
- In the Beginning (1947)
- What Is the Bible? (1948)
- The Kingdom of God in the Experience of Jesus (1949)
- Babylonian and Assyrian Religion (1953)
- The Siege Perilous: Essays in Biblical Anthropology and Kindred Subjects (1956)
- Alpha and Omega: A Study in the Pattern of Revelation (1961)
- The Resurrection of Christ as History and Experience (1967)
- Middle Eastern Mythology (1973)
EDITOR
- Myth and Ritual (1933)
- The Labyrinth: Further Studies in the Relation between Myth and Ritual in the Ancient World (1935)
- Myth, Ritual and Kingship (1958)
TRANSLATOR
- Jesus by Charles Guignebert (1935)
- The Parables of Jesus by Joachim Jeremias (1954)
- The Prophets and the Rise of Judaism by Adolphe Lods (1955)
- Samaria the Capital of the Kingdom of Israel by André Parrot (1958)
References
- Promise and fulfilment; essays presented to Professor S.H. Hooke in celebration of his ninetieth birthday, 21st January, 1964 (1963) edited by F. F Bruce
