Theodore N. Swanson

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Theodore N. Swanson

Born
Theodore Norman Swanson [1]

Nationality American
Citizenship United States
Education B.A., S.T.M., M.A., Ph.D. [2]
Alma mater Augustana College, Andover Newton Theological School, Vanderbilt University [2]
Occupation(s) Pastor and Teacher
Religion Christianity
Church Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (Grand Canyon Synod) [3]
Congregations served
Chicago and Boston [4]
Offices held
Teacher - in - Old Testament, United Theological College, Bangalore (1979-1994) [5]
TitleThe Reverend Doctor

Theodore N. Swanson, an ordained Pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is an Old Testament Scholar. Swanson taught Old Testament at the United Theological College, Bangalore, [6] India. [7]

Contents

Swanson's writings on the canon of the Old Testament has gathered scholarly reviews. In 2000, Stephen B. Chapman, an Old Testament Scholar at the Duke Divinity School has substantially referred to the work of Swanson. [8]

Writings

Studies

Swanson studied at the Augustana College graduate first in 1950 [14] and again in 1954. [4] Swanson also studied at the Andover Newton Theological School [2] and at the Vanderbilt University [15] for further theological studies. [1]

Teaching

Starting in the 1980s, Swanson taught Old Testament at the United Theological College, Bangalore. Among the postgraduate students who specialized in Old Testament and taught at seminaries elsewhere were,

Academic offices
Preceded by Teacher - in - Old Testament
United Theological College, Bangalore

1979-1994 [5]
Succeeded by
D. N. Premnath

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References

  1. 1 2 3 T. N. Swanson, The closing of the collection of Holy Scriptures: A study in the history of the canonization of the Old Testament, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1970.
  2. 1 2 3 Almanac
  3. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (Grand Canyon Synod, Synodical staff.
  4. 1 2 The Augustana Heritage Newsletter, Volume 7, Number 1, Fall 2010, p.14. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. 1 2 3 T. N. Swanson, Preacher as Teacher in Vinod Victor (Edited), Preaching in the 21st century: Towards a New Homiletics - Fetschrift to P. Surya Prakash , ISPCK, New Delhi, 2013, pp.44-57.
  6. Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, Renewed denominational cooperation needed to testify to the truth today as Jesus taught it, preacher says, 2012.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 K. M. Hiwale (Compiled), Directory of the United Theological College 1910-1997, Bangalore, 1997.
  8. Stephen B. Chapman, The Law and the Prophets: A Study in Old Testament Canon Formation, Mohr Siebeck, Tubingen, 2000, pp.34, 35, 36, 44, 45, 86, 137, 273, 279, 320, 326,
  9. T. N. Swanson, When the time had fully come : a study of the intertestamental period, Parish Life Press, Philadelphia, 1982.
  10. T. N. Swanson, The Apocalyptic Scriptures in The Journal of Dharma, Volume 8, July 1982, p.314. Cited in Robert L. Thomas, ‘’Revelation Exegetical Commentary – 2 Volume Set, Moody Publishers, Chicago, 2016.
  11. T. N. Swanson, Terence Y. Mullins, The kings of Israel, Parish Life Press, Philadelphia, 1986.
  12. T. N. Swanson, Christianity and World Religions: A Biblical Understanding in The Bulletin of the Henry Martyn Institute of Islamic Studies, Volume 12, 1993.
  13. T. N. Swanson, Augustana's Biblical Heritage in Augustana Heritage Association, 2012.
  14. Augustana College, Alumni 1932-1950.
  15. Vanderbilt University, Donors 2015-2016.