death_place death_date birth_place nationality birth_date article_title name occupation
richmond , virginia 26 march 1995 chattanooga , tennessee american 25 september 1908 john bright -lrb- biblical scholar -rrb-
 john bright theologian , preacher
john bright -lrb- biblical scholar -rrb-

john bright -lrb- september 25 , 1908 -- march 26 , 1995 -rrb- was an american biblical scholar , the author of several books including the influential `` a history of israel '' -lrb- 1959 -rrb- , currently in its fourth edition -lrb- 2000 -rrb- .
he was closely associated with the american school of biblical criticism pioneered by william f. albright , which sought to marry archaeology to a defence of the reliability of the bible , especially the earlier books of the old testament .
