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	'''John Mill''' (c. 1645 – 23 June 1707) was an [[England\|English]] [[theology\|theologian]]. He is noted for his critical edition of the [[Biblical Greek\|Greek]] [[New Testament]] which included notes on many variant readings.		'''John Mill''' (c. [[1645 AD\|1645]] – 23 June [[1707 AD\|1707]]) was an [[England\|English]] [[theology\|theologian]]. He is noted for his critical edition of the [[Biblical Greek\|Greek]] [[New Testament]] which included notes on many variant readings.

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Mill was born circa 1645 at [[Shap]] in [[Westmorland]], entered [[The Queen's College, Oxford\|Queen's College, Oxford]], as a servitor in 1661, and took his master's degree in 1669 in which year he spoke the "''Oratio Panegyrica''" at the opening of the [[Sheldonian Theatre]]. Soon afterwards he became a Fellow of Queen's. In 1676, he became chaplain to the bishop of [[Oxford, England\|Oxford]], and, in 1681, he obtained the rectory of [[Bletchington]], [[Oxfordshire]], and was made chaplain to [[Charles II of England\|Charles II]]. From 1685 till his death, he was principal of [[St Edmund Hall, Oxford]]; and in 1704 he was nominated by [[Anne of Great Britain\|Queen Anne]] to a [[prebendal stall]] in [[Canterbury Cathedral\|Canterbury]]. He died a fortnight after the publication of his Greek Testament.		Mill was born circa [[1645 AD\|1645]] at [[Shap]] in [[Westmorland]], entered [[The Queen's College, Oxford\|Queen's College, Oxford]], as a servitor in [[1661 AD\|1661]], and took his master's degree in [[1669 AD\|1669]] in which year he spoke the "''Oratio Panegyrica''" at the opening of the [[Sheldonian Theatre]]. Soon afterwards he became a Fellow of Queen's. In [[1676 AD\|1676]], he became chaplain to the bishop of [[Oxford, England\|Oxford]], and, in [[1681 AD\|1681]], he obtained the rectory of [[Bletchington]], [[Oxfordshire]], and was made chaplain to [[Charles II of England\|Charles II]]. From [[1685 AD\|1685]] till his death, he was principal of [[St Edmund Hall, Oxford]]; and in [[1704 AD\|1704]] he was nominated by [[Anne of Great Britain\|Queen Anne]] to a [[prebendal stall]] in [[Canterbury Cathedral\|Canterbury]]. He died a fortnight after the publication of his Greek Testament.

	Mill's ''Novum testamentum græcum, cum lectionibus variantibus MSS. exemplarium, versionun, editionum SS. patrum et scriptorum ecclesiasticorum, et in easdem nolis'' (Oxford, fol. 1707) was undertaken with the encouragement of [[John Fell (clergyman)\|John Fell]], his predecessor in the field of [[New Testament]] criticism; it took thirty years to complete and was a great advance on previous scholarship. The text is that of [[Robert Estienne\|Robertus Stephanus]] (1550), but the notes, besides including all previously existing collections of various readings, add a vast number derived from his own examination of many new manuscripts, and Oriental versions (the latter unfortunately he used only in the Latin translations).		Mill's ''Novum testamentum græcum, cum lectionibus variantibus MSS. exemplarium, versionun, editionum SS. patrum et scriptorum ecclesiasticorum, et in easdem nolis'' (Oxford, fol. [[1707 AD\|1707]]) was undertaken with the encouragement of [[John Fell (clergyman)\|John Fell]], his predecessor in the field of [[New Testament]] criticism; it took thirty years to complete and was a great advance on previous scholarship. The text is that of [[Robert Estienne\|Robertus Stephanus]] ([[1550 AD\|1550]]), but the notes, besides including all previously existing collections of various readings, add a vast number derived from his own examination of many new manuscripts, and Oriental versions (the latter unfortunately he used only in the [[Latin]] translations).

	Though the amount of information given by Mill is small compared with that in modern editions, it is probable that no one, except perhaps [[Lobegott Friedrich Konstantin von Tischendorf\|Tischendorf]], has added so much material for the work of textual criticism. He was the first to notice the value of the concurrence of the Latin evidence with the ''[[Codex Alexandrinus]]'', the only representative of an ancient non-Western Greek text then sufficiently known; this hint was not lost on [[Richard Bentley\|Bentley]]. Mill is known for introducing a doctrine of that later became known as divine aptitude among some evangelical Protestant groups.		Though the amount of information given by Mill is small compared with that in modern editions, it is probable that no one, except perhaps [[Lobegott Friedrich Konstantin von Tischendorf\|Tischendorf]], has added so much material for the work of [[textual criticism]]. He was the first to notice the value of the concurrence of the [[Latin]] evidence with the ''[[Codex Alexandrinus]]'', the only representative of an ancient non-Western Greek text then sufficiently known; this hint was not lost on [[Richard Bentley\|Bentley]]. Mill is known for introducing a doctrine of that later became known as divine aptitude among some evangelical Protestant groups.

	Mill's work noted over 30,000 discrepancies between some 100 [[Extant literature\|extant]] New Testament [[manuscript]]s. His work was attacked by [[Daniel Whitby]] and [[Anthony Collins]]. Whitby's ''Examen'' claimed that Mill had destroyed the validity of the text; Collins received a reply from [[Richard Bentley\|Bentley]] (''Phileleutherus lipsiensis''). Bentley defended Mill noting essentially that Mill was not responsible for the differences between the various [[Manuscript\|MSS]], he only pointed them out. Bentley further noted that Christendom had indeed survived despite the errors, essentially asserting that Whitby's attacks were unfounded.		Mill's work noted over 30,000 discrepancies between some 100 [[Extant literature\|extant]] [[New Testament]] [[manuscript]]s. His work was attacked by [[Daniel Whitby]] and [[Anthony Collins]]. Whitby's ''Examen'' claimed that Mill had destroyed the validity of the text; Collins received a reply from [[Richard Bentley\|Bentley]] (''Phileleutherus lipsiensis''). Bentley defended Mill noting essentially that Mill was not responsible for the differences between the various [[Manuscript\|MSS]], he only pointed them out. Bentley further noted that Christendom had indeed survived despite the errors, essentially asserting that Whitby's attacks were unfounded.

	==Works==		==Works==
	* John Mill, ''Novum Testamentum Graecum, cum lectionibus variantibus MSS'' (Oxford 1707). In 1710 [[Ludolf Küster]] reprinted Mill's ''Testament'' at Amsterdam with the readings of twelve additional manuscripts.		* John Mill, ''Novum Testamentum Graecum, cum lectionibus variantibus MSS'' (Oxford [[1707 AD\|1707]]). In [[1710 AD\|1710]] [[Ludolf Küster]] reprinted Mill's ''Testament'' at Amsterdam with the readings of twelve additional manuscripts.

	==References==		==References==
			* Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Mill, John". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
			* Wikisource-logo.svg "Mill, John". New International Encyclopedia. 1905.

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'''John Mill''' (c. 1645 – 23 June 1707) was an [[England|English]] [[theology|theologian]]. He is noted for his critical edition of the [[Biblical Greek|Greek]] [[New Testament]] which included notes on many variant readings.

==Biography==
Mill was born circa 1645 at [[Shap]] in [[Westmorland]], entered [[The Queen's College, Oxford|Queen's College, Oxford]], as a servitor in 1661, and took his master's degree in 1669 in which year he spoke the "''Oratio Panegyrica''" at the opening of the [[Sheldonian Theatre]]. Soon afterwards he became a Fellow of Queen's. In 1676, he became chaplain to the bishop of [[Oxford, England|Oxford]], and, in 1681, he obtained the rectory of [[Bletchington]], [[Oxfordshire]], and was made chaplain to [[Charles II of England|Charles II]]. From 1685 till his death, he was principal of [[St Edmund Hall, Oxford]]; and in 1704 he was nominated by [[Anne of Great Britain|Queen Anne]] to a [[prebendal stall]] in [[Canterbury Cathedral|Canterbury]]. He died a fortnight after the publication of his Greek Testament.

Mill's ''Novum testamentum græcum, cum lectionibus variantibus MSS. exemplarium, versionun, editionum SS. patrum et scriptorum ecclesiasticorum, et in easdem nolis'' (Oxford, fol. 1707) was undertaken with the encouragement of [[John Fell (clergyman)|John Fell]], his predecessor in the field of [[New Testament]] criticism; it took thirty years to complete and was a great advance on previous scholarship. The text is that of [[Robert Estienne|Robertus Stephanus]] (1550), but the notes, besides including all previously existing collections of various readings, add a vast number derived from his own examination of many new manuscripts, and Oriental versions (the latter unfortunately he used only in the Latin translations).

Though the amount of information given by Mill is small compared with that in modern editions, it is probable that no one, except perhaps [[Lobegott Friedrich Konstantin von Tischendorf|Tischendorf]], has added so much material for the work of textual criticism. He was the first to notice the value of the concurrence of the Latin evidence with the ''[[Codex Alexandrinus]]'', the only representative of an ancient non-Western Greek text then sufficiently known; this hint was not lost on [[Richard Bentley|Bentley]]. Mill is known for introducing a doctrine of that later became known as divine aptitude among some evangelical Protestant groups.

Mill's work noted over 30,000 discrepancies between some 100 [[Extant literature|extant]] New Testament [[manuscript]]s. His work was attacked by [[Daniel Whitby]] and [[Anthony Collins]]. Whitby's ''Examen'' claimed that Mill had destroyed the validity of the text; Collins received a reply from [[Richard Bentley|Bentley]] (''Phileleutherus lipsiensis''). Bentley defended Mill noting essentially that Mill was not responsible for the differences between the various [[Manuscript|MSS]], he only pointed them out. Bentley further noted that Christendom had indeed survived despite the errors, essentially asserting that Whitby's attacks were unfounded.

==Works==
* John Mill, ''Novum Testamentum Graecum, cum lectionibus variantibus MSS'' (Oxford 1707). In 1710 [[Ludolf Küster]] reprinted Mill's ''Testament'' at Amsterdam with the readings of twelve additional manuscripts.

==References==

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