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Translation Oversight Committee

  • Dr. Clinton E. Arnold
    Professor of New Testament and Chair of New Testament Department, Biola University
    BA, Biola College
    MDiv, Talbot Theological Seminary
    PhD, University of Aberdeen
  • Dr. Clifford John Collins
    ESV Old Testament Chair
    Professor of Old Testament, Covenant Theological Seminary
    SB, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    SM, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    MDiv, Faith Evangelical Lutheran Seminary
    PhD, University of Liverpool
  • Dr. Lane T. Dennis
    ESV Publishing Chair
    President and Publisher, Crossway
    BS, Northern Illinois University
    MDiv, McCormick Theological Seminary
    PhD, Northwestern University
  • Dr. Wayne A. Grudem
    Research Professor, Theology and Biblical Studies, Phoenix Seminary
    BA, Harvard University
    MDiv, Westminster Theological Seminary
    PhD, Cambridge University
  • Dr. Paul R. House
    ESV Old Testament Associate Chair
    Associate Dean and Professor of Divinity, Old Testament Studies, Beeson Divinity School
    BA, Southwest Baptist University
    MA, University of Missouri-Columbia
    MDiv, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
    PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • Dr. R. Kent Hughes
    Senior Pastor Emeritus, College Church in Wheaton
    BA, Whittier College
    MDiv, Talbot Theological Seminary
    DMin, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
    ThM, Fuller Theological Seminary
    PhD, University of Aberdeen
  • Dr. J. I. Packer
    ESV General Editor
    Board of Governors Professor of Theology, Regent College, Vancouver, Canada
    BA, Oxford University
    MA, Oxford University
    DPhil, Oxford University
  • Dr. Leland Ryken
    ESV Literary Chair
    Professor of English, Wheaton College
    BA, Central College
    PhD, University of Oregon
  • Dr. Vern Sheridan Poythress
    ESV New Testament Chair
    Professor of New Testament Interpretation, Westminster Theological Seminary; Editor, Westminster Theological Journal
    BS, California Institute of Technology
    PhD, Harvard University
    MDiv, Westminster Theological Seminary
    ThM, Westminster Theological Seminary
    MLitt, Cambridge University
    DTh, University of Stellenbosch
  • Dr. Frank Thielman
    Professor of Divinity, New Testament, Beeson Divinity School
    BA, Wheaton College
    BA, Cambridge University
    MA, Cambridge University
    PhD, Duke University
  • Dr. Gordon Wenham
    Old Testament Associate Chair
    Old Testament Tutor at Trinity College, Bristol; Emeritus Professor of Old Testament, University of Gloucestershire
    BA, Cambridge University
    MA, Cambridge University
    PhD, Kingâ™s College, London University
  • Dr. P. J. Williams
    Warden of Tyndale House, Cambridge
    MA, Cambridge University
    MPhil, Cambridge University
    PhD, Cambridge University
  • Dr. Bruce Winter
    Principal, Queensland Theological College, Queensland, Australia
    BA, University of Queensland
    MTheo, SEA Graduate School
    PhD, Macquarie University

Previous Translation Oversight Committee Members

Emeritus Members:

  • Dr. Robert H. Mounce
  • Dr. William D. Mounce

Previous Adjunct Members:

  • Rev. David Jones
  • Rev. E. Marvin Padgett

Translation Review Scholars

  • Dr. T. D. Alexander
    Director of the Christian Training Centre, Union Theological College, Belfast
    BA, The Queen’s University of Belfast
    PhD, The Queen’s University of Belfast
  • Dr. Clinton E. Arnold
    Professor of New Testament Language and Literature, Talbot School of Theology
    BA, Biola University
    MDiv, Talbot Theological Seminary
    PhD, University of Aberdeen
  • Dr. David W. Baker
    Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages, Ashland Theological Seminary
    BA, Temple University
    MCS, Regent College
    MPhil, University of London
    PhD, University of London
  • Dr. William D. Barrick
    Professor of Old Testament, The Master’s Seminary
    BA, Denver Baptist Bible College
    MDiv, San Francisco Theological Seminary
    ThM, San Francisco Theological Seminary
    ThD, Grace Theological Seminary
  • Dr. Hans F. Bayer
    Associate Professor of New Testament, Covenant Seminary
    MA, Ashland Theological Seminary
    MDiv, Ashland Theological Seminary
    PhD, University of Aberdeen
  • Dr. Gregory Beale
    Professor of New Testament, Wheaton College
    BA, Southern Methodist University
    MA, Southern Methodist University
    ThM, Dallas Theological Seminary
    PhD, Cambridge University
  • Dr. Ronald Bergey
    Professeur d’Hébreu et d’Ancient Testament, Faculté libre de Théologie réformée, Aix-en-Provence, France
    BS, Philadelphia College of Bible
    MA, Jerusalem University
    PhD, Dropsie University
  • Dr. Daniel I. Block
    John R. Sampey Professor of Old Testament Interpretation, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
    BEd, University of Saskatchewan
    BA, University of Saskatchewan
    MA, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
    PhD, University of Liverpool
  • Dr. Craig L. Blomberg
    Professor of New Testament, Denver Seminary
    BA, Augustana College
    MA, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
    PhD, University of Aberdeen
  • Dr. Darrell L. Bock
    Research Professor of New Testament Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary
    BA, University of Texas at Austin
    ThM, Dallas Theological Seminary
    PhD, University of Aberdeen
  • Dr. Irvin A. Busenitz
    Vice President for Academic Administration, Professor of Bible Exposition and Old Testament, The Master’s Seminary
    BA, Grace College of the Bible
    MDiv, Talbot Theological Seminary
    ThM, Talbot Theological Seminary
    ThD, Grace Theological Seminary
  • Mr. Edward H. Chandler
    Ph.D. (cand.), Catholic University of America
    MDiv, Covenant Seminary
  • Dr. Daniel L. Gard
    Dean of Graduate Studies, Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN
    BA, Carthage College
    MDiv, Concordia Theological Seminary
    MA, University of Notre Dame
    PhD, University of Notre Dame
  • Dr. Robert P. Gordon
    Regius Professor of Hebrew, Cambridge University
    MA, Cambridge University
    PhD, Cambridge University
  • Dr. Gene L. Green
    Associate Professor of New Testament, Wheaton College
    B.A., Wheaton College
    MA, Wheaton College Graduate School
    PhD, University of Aberdeen
  • Dr. Michael Grisanti
    Associate Professor of Old Testament, The Master’s Seminary
    BA, Pillsbury Baptist Bible College
    MDiv, Central Baptist Theological Seminary
    ThM, Central Baptist Theological Seminary
    PhD, Dallas Theological Seminary
  • Dr. George H. Guthrie
    Associate Professor of Christian Studies, Union University
    BA, Union University
    MDiv, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
    ThM, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
    PhD, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • Dr. Scott J. Hafemann
    Professor, Hawthorne Chair of New Testament Greek and Exegesis, Wheaton College
    BA, Bethel College
    MA, Fuller Theological Seminary
    D.Theol, University of Tübingen
  • Dr. Charles D. Harvey
    Visiting Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies, Taylor University
    BA, Taylor University
    MDiv, Reformed Theological Seminary
    PhD, University of Edinburgh
  • Dr. Richard S. Hess
    Professor of Old Testament, Denver Seminary
    BA, Wheaton College
    MDiv, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
    ThM, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
    PhD, Hebrew Union College
  • Dr. Harold W. Hoehner
    Senior Professor of New Testament Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary
    BA, Barrington College
    ThM, Dallas Theological Seminary
    ThD, Dallas Theological Seminary
    PhD, Cambridge University
  • Dr. David M. Howard
    Jr. Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
    BS, Geneva College
    MA, Wheaton College
    PhD, University of Michigan
  • Dr. Gordon P. Hugenberger
    Senior Pastor, Park Street Church, Boston, MA
    BA, Harvard University
    MDiv, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
    PhD, College of St. Paul and St. Mary
  • Dr. Philip Johnston
    Professor of Old Testament, Wycliff Hall, UK
    BA, University of Cambridge
    BD, Queen’s University, Belfast
    MTh, Queen’s University, Belfast
    PhD, University of Cambridge
  • Dr. Reggie McReynolds Kidd
    Associate Professor of New Testament, Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando, FL
    BA, College of William and Mary
    MAR, Westminster Theological Seminary
    MDiv, Westminster Theological Seminary
    PhD, Duke University
  • Dr. Nobuyoshi Kiuchi
    Professor of Old Testament, Tokyo Christian University
    BA, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
    PhD, The Council for National Academic Awards
  • Dr. Andreas J. Köstenberger
    Associate Professor of New Testament, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
    Mag. et Dr. rer. soc. oec., Vienna University of Economics
    MDiv, Columbia Biblical Seminary
    PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
  • Dr. V. Philips Long
    Professor of Old Testament, Regent College
    BA, Wheaton College
    MDiv, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
    PhD, Cambridge University
  • Dr. Ernest Lucas
    Professor of Old Testament, Bristol Baptist College
    MA, Regent’s Park College
    PhD, University of Liverpool
  • Dr. Dennis R. Magary
    Associate Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
    BA, Fort Wayne Bible College
    MDiv, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
    MA, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Dr. Walter A. Maier, III
    Professor of Old Testament, Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN
    BA, Concordia College
    MDiv, Concordia Theological Seminary
    MA, Harvard University
    PhD, Harvard University
  • Dr. J. Gordon McConville
    Professor of Old Testament, Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education
    BA, Cambridge University
    MA, University of Edinburgh
    Ph.D., The Queen’s University of Belfast
  • Dr. Christopher Mitchell
    Theological Editor, Concordia Publishing House
    BS, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    MA, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    MDiv, Concordia Seminary
    PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Dr. Leon Morris
    Former Principal of Ridley College, Melbourne, Australia
    BSc, Sydney University
    ThL, Australian College of Theology
    BD, London University
    MTh, [university not on file]
    ThD, Cambridge University
  • Dr. Russell Nelson
    Professor of Religious Studies, Division Chair, Concordia University College of Alberta
    BA, Concordia Senior College
    MDiv, Concordia Seminary in Exile, St. Louis
    PhD, Harvard University
  • Dr. Raymond Ortlund, Jr.
    Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Augusta, GA
    BA, Wheaton College
    ThM, Dallas Theological Seminary
    MA, University of California-Berkeley
    PhD, University of Aberdeen
  • Dr. Douglas A. Oss
    Pastor, Capital Christian Center, Salt Lake City, UT
    BA, Western Washington University
    MDiv, Assemblies of God Theological Seminary
    PhD, Westminster Theological Seminary
  • Dr. John N. Oswalt
    Research Professor of Old Testament, Wesley Biblical Seminary
    BA, Taylor University
    BD, Asbury Theological Seminary
    ThM, Asbury Theological Seminary
    MA, Brandeis University
    PhD, Brandeis University
  • Dr. Iain Provan
    Marshall Sheppard Professor of Biblical Studies, Regent College
    BA, London Bible College
    MA, Glasgow University
    PhD, Cambridge University
  • Dr. Paul R. Raabe
    Professor of Exegetical Theology, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO
    BS, Concordia Teachers College
    MDiv, Concordia Theological Seminary
    MA, Washington University
    PhD, University of Michigan
  • Dr. Thomas Renz
    Professor of Old Testament, Oak Hill Theological College-London, UK
    MDiv (equivalent), Freie Theologische Akademie, Giessen, Germany
    PhD, Bristol University
    Mr. Max Rogland
    Ph.D. (cand.) Leiden University
    BA, B.Mus., University of Washington
    MDiv, Covenant Theological Seminary
  • Dr. Allen Ross
    Former Professor of Old Testament, Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry
    ThD, Dallas Seminary
    PhD, Cambridge University
  • Dr. Thomas R. Schreiner
    Professor of New Testament Interpretation, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
    BS, Western Oregon University
    MDiv, Western Conservative Baptist Seminary
    ThM, Western Conservative Baptist Seminary
    PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary
  • Dr. Moisés Silva
    BA, Bob Jones University
    BD, Westminster Theological Seminary
    ThM, Westminster Theological Seminary
    PhD, University of Manchester
  • Dr. Frank S. Thielman
    Associate Professor of Divinity, Beeson Divinity School
    BA, Wheaton College
    BA, Cambridge University
    MA, Cambridge University
    PhD, Duke University
  • Dr. Willem A. VanGemeren
    Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Studies, Director of the PhD in Theological Studies, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
    Diploma, Moody Bible Institute
    BA, University of Illinois, Chicago
    BD, Westminster Theological Seminary
    MA, University of Wisconsin
    PhD, University of Wisconsin
  • Dr. James W. Voelz
    Professor of Exegetical Theology, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Mo.
    AA, Concordia College
    BA, Concordia Senior College
    MDiv, Concordia Theological Seminary
    PhD, Cambridge University
  • Dr. Daniel B. Wallace
    Professor of New Testament Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary
    BA, Biola University
    ThM, Dallas Theological Seminary
    PhD, Dallas Theological Seminary
  • Dr. Dean O. Wenthe
    President, Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN
    BA, Concordia Senior College
    MA, University of Notre Dame
    MDiv, Concordia Seminary
    ThM, Princeton Theological Seminary
    PhD, University of Notre Dame
  • Dr. Walter W. Wessel
    Former Professor of New Testament, Bethel Seminary–West
    BA, UCLA
    MA, UCLA
    PhD, University of Edinburgh
  • Dr. Robert W. Yarbrough
    Associate Professor of New Testament, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
    BA, Southwest Baptist College
    MA, Wheaton College Graduate School
    PhD, University of Aberdeen