Quotes:Jones, John

Zirkoff, Boris

Jones, Dr. John (1766?-1827?). Unitarian critic, b. about 1766 near Llandovery, Carmarthenshire; d. 1827(?). Educ. at college of the Church of Christ, Brecon, 1780-83; 1786, admitted as divinity student at Coll, of Hackney, London, where he was the favorite pupil of Gilbert Wakefield. Asst, tutor at Presbyt. Coll, of Swansea. 1792, where he had a serious difference with principal tutor. Minister of Presbyterian Congregation at Plymouth, Devonshire, 1795-98; established school at Halifax, Yorkshire; minister of Northgate End Chapel, Halifax, 1802-04; in 1804, settled in London as tutor in classics. Elected member of Royal Soc. of Liter., 1825, and held an LL.D., from Aberdeen. Showed much kindness to struggling scholars, and was an able lexicographer, though with some theological bias. Left numerous writings on theological and lexicographical subjects, among them: *A Reply to. ...“A New Trial of the Witnesses,” etc., and. . . “Not Paul but Jesus,” etc., 1824. 8vo. This was issued under the pseudonym of Ben David.

Source: Boris de Zirkoff, «H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings», vol. 8, p. 460