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Committee on Bible Translation (CBT) responsible for the NIV 1978 Edition

  • Kenneth L. Barker
    Dallas Theological Seminary (Barker replaced Charles F. Pfeiffer in 1974)
  • Ralph Earle
    Nazarene Theological Seminary
  • Burton L. Goddard
    Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
  • R. Laird Harris
    Covenant Theological Seminary
  • Earl S. Kalland
    Denver Conservative Baptist Seminary
  • Youngve R. Kindberg
    International Bible Society (Kindberg replaced Robert Mounce, who resigned in 1967; Kinderg resigned in 1983 and was replaced by Donald Wiseman)
  • Richard N. Longenecker
    Wycliffe College
    University of Toronto (Longenecker replaced Kenneth S. Kantzer, who resigned in 1969)
  • William J. Martin
    Regent College (Martin replaced Francis R. Steele, who resigned in 1969; Martin died in 1980 as was replaced by Bruce K. Waltke)
  • Stephen W. Paine
    Houghton College
  • Robert Preuss
    Concordia Theological Seminary (Preuss replaced Edmund P. Clowney, who resigned in 1968)
  • John H. Stek
    Calvin Theological Seminary
  • Larry L. Walker
    Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
    (Walker replaced E. Leslie Carlson, who died in 1967)
  • J. C. Wenger
    Goshen Biblical Seminary
  • Marten H. Woudstra
    Calvin Theological Seminary
  • [Charles C. Ryrie resigned in 1977; Ryrie’s position was filled by Ronald Youngblood by an appointment 1979)

Executive Secretary for the Committee on Bible Translation

  • Edwin H. Palmer

Translators Assisting the Committee on Bible Translation

  • Robert L. Alden
    Denver Conservative Baptist Seminary
  • Gleason L. Archer
    Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
  • Glenn W. Barker
    Fuller Theological Seminary
  • James Battenfield
    Grace Theological Seminary
  • S. Herbert Bess
    Grace Theological Seminary
  • Harvey J. S. Blaney
    Asbury Theological Seminary
  • W. Gordon Brown
    Central Baptist Seminary, Toronto
  • Donald W. Burdick
    Denver Conservative Baptist Seminary
  • Frederic W. Bush
    Fuller Theological Seminary
  • E. Leslie Carlson
    Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • Philip S. Clapp
    Western Evangelical Seminary
  • Edmund P. Clowney
    Westminster Theological Seminary
  • Ralph R. Covell
    Denver Conservative Baptist Seminary
  • John J. Davis
    Grace Theological Seminary
  • Wilber T. Dayton
    Wesley Biblical Seminary
  • Raymond Dillard
    Westminster Theological Seminary
  • David Engelhard
    Calvin Theological Seminary
  • Millton Fisher
    Reformed Episcopal Seminary
  • Lewis A. Foster
    Cincinnati Bible Seminary
  • Francis Foulkes
    Bible College of New Zealand
  • Richard B. Gaffin
    Westminster Theological Seminary
  • Wesley L. Gerig
    Fort Wayne Bible College
  • Donald Glenn
    Dallas Theological Seminary
  • Louis Goldberg
    Moody Bible Institute
  • David Gooding
    The Queens College, Belfast
  • Clarence B. Hale
    Wheaton College
  • Murray J. Harris
    Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
  • William Hendriksen
    Boca Raton, Florida
  • D. Edmond Hiebert
    Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary
  • Mark E. Hillmer
    Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary
  • F. B. Huey
    Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • John C. Jeske
    Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary
  • S. Lewis Johnson
    Dallas, Texas
  • Walter C. Kaiser
    Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
  • Kenneth S. Kautzer
    Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
  • Homer A. Kent
    Grace Theological Seminary
  • F. Derek Kidner
    Tyndale House, Cambridge, England
  • Simon Kistemaker
    Reformed Theological Seminary
  • Meredith G. Kline
    Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
  • Fred C. Kuehner
    Reformed Episcopal Seminary
  • William L. Lane
    Western Kentucky University
  • G. Irvin Lehman
    Eastern Mennonite College
  • Everett Harrison
    Fuller Theological Seminary
  • Roland K. Harrison
    Wycliffe College
    University of Toronto
  • Gerald F. Hawthorne
    Wheaton College
  • Roy E. Hayden
    Oral Roberts University
  • G. Herbert Livingston
    Asbury Theological Seminary
  • Paul E. Leonard
    Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
  • Arthur H. Lewis
    Bethel Theological Seminary
  • Jack P. Lewis
    Harding Graduate School of Religion
  • Walter L. Liefeld
    Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
  • Allan A. MacRae
    Biblical School of Theology
  • Donald H. Madvig
    Bethel Theological Seminary
  • W. Harold Mare
    Convenant Theological Seminary
  • Thomas E. McComiskey
    Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
  • J. Ramsey Michaels
    Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
  • A. R. Millard
    University of Liverpool
  • Leon Morris
    Ridley College, Melbourne, Australia
  • Robert Mounce
    Western Kentucky University
  • Roger Nicole
    Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
  • John Oswalt
    Asbury Theological Seminary
  • J. Barton Payne
    Covenant Theological Seminary
  • Stephen Reynolds
    Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
  • Charles Pfeiffer
    Central Michigan University
  • Robert P. Roth
    Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary
  • Charles Ryrie
    Dallas Theological Seminary
  • Jack B. Scott
    Reformed Theological Seminary
  • Elmer B. Smick
    Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
  • Francis Steele
    North Africa Mission
  • Harold C. Stigers
    Covenant Theological Seminary
  • Marvin E. Tate
    Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • G. Aiken Taylor
    Editor
  • Merrill C. Tenney
    Wheaton College
  • Gerard Van Groningen
    Reformed Theological Seminary
  • Wilber B. Wallis
    Covenant Theological Seminary
  • Bruce K. Waltke
    Regent College
  • Rowland Ward
    Ulverstone, Australia
  • G. Henry Waterman
    Wheaton College
  • John Werner
    International Linguistic Center
    Dallas, Texas
  • Walter W. Wessel
    Bethel College
  • David J. Williams
    Ridley College, Melbourne, Australia
  • William C. Williams
    Southern California College
  • Marvin R. Wilson
    Gordon College
  • Donald J. Wiseman
    University of London
  • Herbert M. Wolf
    Wheaton College
  • Leon J. Wood
    Grand Rapids Baptist Bible Seminary
  • Ronald Youngblood
    Bethel Theological Seminary
  • John M. Zinkand
    Dordt College

NIV Literary Critics and Other Consultants

  • Edward M. Blaiklock
    University of Auckland
  • Elisabeth Elliot
    Author
  • Frank E. Gaebelein
    Headmaster Emeritus,
    The Stony Brook School
  • Charles Hummel
    Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship
  • Calvin Linton
    The George Washington University
  • Kathryn Ludwigson
    Grand Rapids Baptist Bible College
  • Alvin Martin
    Fuller Theological Seminary
  • Virginia Mollenkott
    William Paterson College
  • Margaret Nicholson
    Author-Editor
  • W.T. Purkiser
    Editor
  • Walter R. Roehrs
    Concordia Seminary
  • Samuel J. Schultz
    Wheaton College
  • John J. Timmerman
    Calvin College
  • Richard F. Wevers
    Calvin College

CBT responsible for the NIV 2011 Revision

  • Kenneth Barker
    Retired, Academic Dean of Capital Bible Seminary
  • Craig Blomberg
    Professor of New Testament at Denver Seminary
  • Jeannine K. Brown
    Associate Professor of New Testament, Bethel Seminary (St Paul)
  • Gordon Fee
    Professor of New Testament at Regent College (Vancouver).
  • Richard T. France
    Retired, Principal of Wycliffe Hall at Oxford University
  • David Instone-Brewer
    Tyndale House, Cambridge.
  • Karen H. Jobes
    Professor of New Testament Greek at Wheaton College
  • Douglas Moo
    Wheaton College Graduate School, Professor of New Testament
    Wheaton College, PhD Coordinator in Biblical and Theological Studies
  • William Mounce
    Formerly Professor of New Testament at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
  • Mark L. Strauss
    Professor of New Testament at Bethel Seminary (San Diego)
  • Paul Swarup
    Pastor and Teacher, Christ Church, Noida, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Larry L. Walker
    Retired, Beeson Divinity School of Samford University
  • Bruce Waltke
    Retired Professor of Old Testament, Regent College, Vancouver, B.C.
  • Michael Williams
    Calvin Theological Seminary
  • Ronald Youngblood
    Professor of Old Testament at Bethel Theological Seminary (San Diego)