Donald H. Madvig

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Donald Harold Madvig (born 1929) is a retired American minister, biblical scholar and professor.

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Life

Madvig earned his BA and BDiv from Bethel College and Seminary, his ThM in New Testament from Fuller Theological Seminary (1960), and his MA and PhD (1966) in Mediterranean studies from Brandeis University. [1]

Madvig joined the faculty at North American Baptist Seminary in 1963 as professor of Old Testament. He later served as professor of biblical literature at North Park Theological Seminary (1970–1974) [2] and Bethel Theological Seminary.

Madvig has served as senior pastor for Beverly Evangelical Covenant Church in Chicago, senior pastor for Ravenswood Evangelical Covenant Church in Chicago, and interim pastor for Faith Baptist Church in Peshtigo, Wisconsin (1994 - 1995). [3]

Madvig was vice chair of the Committee on Bible Translation and remains an honorary member, having done editorial work on both the New International Version and Today's New International Version of the Bible. [4]

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References

  1. "Donald Madvig, Eugene Peterson to Receive Honorary Degrees". Evangelical Covenant Church. April 22, 2003. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
  2. "Historical Photograph Collection - Search results for: "Madvig, Don"". North Park University. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
  3. "Faith Baptist Church - History". Archived from the original on 2009-10-10. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
  4. "The Committee on Bible Translation (CBT)". Archived from the original on 2009-10-20. Retrieved 2009-11-04.