Tremper Longman III | |
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Born | Tremper Longman September 8, 1952 Princeton, NJ |
Occupation(s) | Old Testament scholar, theologian, professor |
Title | Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies at Westmont College |
Spouse | Alice |
Children | 3 sons |
Awards | 2009 ECPA Christian Book Award winner |
Academic background | |
Education | |
Alma mater | Yale University (Ph.D.) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Biblical studies |
Sub-discipline | Old Testament studies |
Institutions | |
Notable works | The Book of Ecclesiastes (NICOT) Dictionary of the Old Testament:Wisdom,Poetry &Writings |
Website | TremperLongman.com |
Tremper Longman III (born 8 September 1952) is an Old Testament scholar,theologian,professor and author of several books,including 2009 ECPA Christian Book Award winner Dictionary of the Old Testament:Wisdom,Poetry &Writings. [1]
Longman is Distinguished Scholar of Biblical Studies at Westmont College in Santa Barbara,California,where he was the Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies for nineteen years before his retirement in 2017.[ citation needed ] He earned his B.A. from Ohio Wesleyan University,his M.Div. from Westminster Theological Seminary,and his M.Phil. and Ph.D. from Yale University.
Prior to joining Westmont in 1998,Longman taught for eighteen years at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia.[ citation needed ] He has also served as visiting professor at The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology,an adjunct professor at Fuller Theological Seminary,and a guest lecturer at Regent College and the Canadian Theological Seminary. [2]
Longman has contributed to a number of commentaries,including the New International Commentary on the Old Testament (The Song of Solomon and Ecclesiastes),NIV Application Commentary (Daniel),New International Biblical Commentary (Jeremiah and Lamentations),and the Baker Old Testament Wisdom series (Proverbs). [3] In addition,he was the senior translator for the wisdom books on the central committee that produced and now monitors the New Living Translation. [4]
He was a main speaker in the conference of Korea Reformed Theological Society in 2016.
He is married to Alice Longman and has three sons. [3]
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