| <p> was born at Aberdeen, Dec. 25, 1719, and was educated at the Marischal College at Aberdeen. After leaving college he studied law, and was apprenticed to a writer to the [[Signet]] at Edinburgh; but, having a strong bent to theology, he obtained a release from his master, and studied theology at Edinburgh. In 1748 he was appointed to the pastoral charge of the parish of Banchory Ternan, near Aberdeen, and in 1755 he obtained a parish in Aberdeen. In 1759 he was made principal of the MIarischal College. In 1763 he published his Dissertation on Miracles, in opposition to Hume, which was translated into several Continental languages (new ed. Edinb. 1823, 8vo). The book had an immense success, and procured for its author the degree of D.D. '''''•''''' After his death appeared his Lectures on [[Ecclesiastical]] History (new ed. Lond. 1840, 8vo), which was answered by Skinner, bishop of Aberdeen. His most important work was his [[Translation]] of the Four Gospels, with a Commentary, which appeared not long before his death, and has been repeatedly republished. The best edition is that of [[Aberdeen]] (1814, 4 vols. 8vo); but there is a very good and cheap American edition (1837, 2 vols.). He wrote also Lectures on the Pastoral Character (Lond. 1811, 8vo); Phiosophy of [[Rhetoric]] (1776, 8vo, numerous editions); Lectures on Systematic [[Theology]] and [[Pulpit]] [[Eloquence]] (Lond. 1807, 8vo, numerous editions). He retired from his college duties '''''‘''''' some years before his death, and received a pension of '''''£''''' 300 a year from [[George]] III. He died April 6, 1796. The life of Dr. [[Campbell]] has been written by the Rev. G. S. Keith. '''''—''''' Darling, Cyclopedia Bibliographica, 1:567; Jamieson, Cyclop. of Modern [[Religious]] Biography, 1:99; Jones, [[Christian]] Biography, s.v. </p> | | <p> A Scotch divine, [[Principal]] of [[Aberdeen]] University; wrote "Philosophy of Rhetoric," and an able reply to Hume's argument against miracles, entitled "Dissertation on Miracles" (1709-1796). </p> |
| <ref name="term_29789"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/campbell,+george,+d.d. George Campbell from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | | <ref name="term_70012"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/campbell,+george George Campbell from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> |
