John H. E. Hull


Rev. John Howarth Eric Hull was an English writer on religion. Ordained in 1946 as a congregational minister, he held pastorates at Oakvale, Liverpool, Timperley, Cheshire and Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester.
In the 1950s, Hull commenced part-time teaching of Greek and the New Testament at the Lancashire Independent College Manchester, where he had trained as a minister. From 1961 until his death in 1977, he devoted himself full-time to teaching at what then became known as the Northern Congregational College Manchester. Upon its formation in 1972, Hull then became a minister of the United Reformed Church.
Hull was appointed principal of the college in July 1977. He died aged 54 on 29 November 1977. His widow, Dr. Winifred Hull, a classics scholar, temporarily took over the teaching of Greek, also serving as warden of the College until a successor could be appointed.
Hull's most famous work was The Holy Spirit in the Acts of the Apostles. In it, he argued that at [Pentecost, the apostles only became aware of the gift of the Spirit they had already received.

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