Nicholas Perrin | |
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16th President of Trinity International University | |
Preceded by | David Dockery |
Succeeded by | Kevin Kompelien |
Personal details | |
Born | 1963 or 1964 Boston,Massachusetts |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Camie Brown |
Children | 2 |
Academic background | |
Education | Johns Hopkins University (BA) Covenant Theological Seminary (M.Div.) |
Alma mater | Marquette University (Ph.D.) |
Thesis | Thomas and Tatian:The relationship between the 'Gospel of Thomas' and the 'Diatessaron' (2001) |
Doctoral advisor | Julian Hills |
Academic work | |
Institutions | Biblical Seminary Wheaton College Trinity International University |
Nicholas Perrin is an American academic administrator and religious scholar,who served as the 16th president of Trinity International University,a Christian university located in Deerfield,Illinois. [1]
Perrin earned a Bachelor of Arts in English literature from Johns Hopkins University and Master of Divinity from Covenant Theological Seminary. He then earned a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from Marquette University. [2]
Perrin previously served the Franklin S. Dyrness Professor of Biblical Studies at Wheaton College,Illinois. Where his work focused on the New Testament and early Christianity. Perrin has published on the Gospel of Thomas and proposed the theory that Thomas is dependent on Tatian's Diatessaron . [3] [4] [5] [6]
In addition to his writings on Christian origins and the Gnostic Gospels,Perrin has authored a number of popular lay introductions to works such as the Gospel of Judas and Gospel of Thomas. In 2007 Lost in Transmission was published as a response to Bart Ehrman's popular Misquoting Jesus dealing with issues of textual criticism of the New Testament.
In 2008 Perrin delivered a public lecture on the historical Jesus at the University of Georgia.
Perrin was announced as the 16th president of Trinity International University in 2019,succeeding David Dockery. Perrin tendered his resignation from presidency to the Board of Regents of the Trinity International University on February 15th 2024. His resignation is effective from February 29th 2024.
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