Albert M. Wolters | |
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Born | Albert Marten Wolters September 9, 1942 Netherlands |
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School or tradition | Neo-Calvinism |
Institutions | Redeemer University College |
Main interests | Copper Scroll |
Notable works | Creation Regained (1985) |
Albert Marten "Al" Wolters (born 1942) is an emeritus professor of religion at Redeemer University in Ancaster,Ontario (near Hamilton). [1] He has been described as a "towering figure" in the Kuyperian neo-Calvinist pantheon. [2]
Born in the Netherlands on September 9,1942,Wolters studied at Calvin College (BA,1964),the Free University of Amsterdam (PhD,1972),and McMaster University (MA,1987). [1]
Wolters' best-known book is Creation Regained:Biblical Basics for a Reformational Worldview,originally published in 1985 [3] with a second edition in 2005. [4] It has been translated into Spanish [5] and other languages. [3]
Following in the tradition of Reformed writers such as Abraham Kuyper,Herman Bavinck,Herman Dooyeweerd,and D. H. Th. Vollenhoven, [6] Wolters outlines a worldview based around the categories of creation,fall,and redemption.
Wolters has made a particular study of the Copper Scroll,one of the Dead Sea Scrolls. He has published multiple papers on the subject [7] as well as a pamphlet The Copper Scroll:Overview,Text and Translation as a supplement to the Journal for the Study of the Old Testament. [8]
Wolters has published several articles on the book of Zechariah, [9] and a major commentary which focuses on the way the book of Zechariah has been interpreted through history. [10]