Graham Ogden Explained

Honorific Prefix:The Reverend Doctor
Graham Sydney Ogden
Birth Date:1938 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Sydney, Australia
Nationality:Australian
Citizenship:Australian
Education:1957, B.A.[1] (Sydney,[2]
1961, L.Th. (Moore),
1961, B.D. (London),
1965, M. Litt. (Durham),
1975, Ph.D. (Princeton)[3]
Alma Mater:University of Sydney, Sydney,
Moore Theological College, Sydney,
University of London, London,
University of Durham, Durham,
Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton
Occupation:Priest, Translator and Old Testament Scholar
Years Active:1961-present
Religion:Christianity
Family:-->
Church:Anglican
Ordained:As Deacon in 1962 at Durham Cathedral, Durham,
As Priest in 1964 at St. John's College Chapel, Durham
Writings:see section
Congregations:England, Australia, Japan, Singapore, United States, Taiwan and Hong Kong
Rev. Dr.

Graham Sydney Ogden is an Old Testament scholar who served as Translations Consultant with the United Bible Societies.[4] Ogden contributed to the scholarly journals through his research and his writings began appearing in The Bible Translator, Journal of Biblical Literature, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, Vetus Testamentum and other journals.

United Bible Societies

Ogden joined the United Bible Societies[4] in 1985 and oversaw the translations in the Asia-Pacific region. As part of his visits to India, Ogden used visit the Bible Society of India, Bangalore liaising with John Philipose, G. D. V. Prasad and Jonadob Nathaniel, the successive Translations incharges and oversee the translation/revision projects of the Bible Society of India in Bengali, Gujarati, Odiya, and Telugu. Ogden also used to visit the Bible Society of India Andhra Pradesh Auxiliary in Secunderabad liaising with Rev. G. Babu Rao,[5] the Coordinator of the Telugu language Old Testament Common Language Translation project of the Bible Society of India and a former study companion of Basil Rebera at the United Theological College, Bangalore.

As Translation Consultant with the United Bible Societies, Ogden took up translation of the Bible into Troko, Amis, Yami, Bunun, Paiwan, Tayal, and Hakka Chinese. Ogden is a graduate of both Japanese (Tokyo) and Mandarin (Taipei) Language Schools.

During Ogden's stint with the United Bible Societies, he worked closely with Basil Rebera, his colleague and Translations Consultant.

Writings

Ogden has contributed to the study of the Old Testament and acknowledges the influence of senior Old Testament Scholars, Norman Porteous and Bernard Anderson.

Commentaries

Books

Articles

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=Y50WAQAAMAAJ&q=graham+ogden+moore+theological+college Crockford's Clerical Directory, Issue 81, p.916
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=2pugAAAAMAAJ&q=graham University of Sydney Calendar 1960, Angus and Robertson, 1960, p
  3. Graham S Ogden, The Tob-Spruch in Qoheleth : its function and significance as a criterion for isolating and identifying aspects of Qoheleth's thought, Princeton Theological Seminary, New Jersey, 1975. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4689276
  4. Web site: Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew . 15 December 2015 . 22 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222150613/http://www.sdbh.org/contributors/ogden-en.html . dead .
  5. H. S. Wilson (Edited), The Church on the Move, Essays in honour of Victor Premasagar, Christian Literature Society, Madras, 1988, p.vi. https://books.google.com/books?id=S-wrAAAAMAAJ&q=babu+rao
  6. Graham S. Ogden, Richard Deutsch, A Promise of Hope- a Call to Obedience: A Commentary on the Books of Joel and Malachi, William B. Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids/The Handsel Press Limited, Edinburgh, 1987. https://books.google.com/books?id=vsZQID4EjxIC&dq=graham+s+ogden&pg=PR3
  7. Graham S. Ogden, Moses and Cyrus, Vetus Testamentum, Volume 28, 1978, pp.195-203. Cited in Bo H. Lim, The Way of the LORD in the Book of Isaiah, T & T Clark, New York/London, 2010, p.81. https://books.google.com/books?id=RbOoAwAAQBAJ&dq=graham+s.+ogden&pg=PA81
  8. Graham S. Ogden, Lynell Zogbo, A Handbook on Ecclesiastes, United Bible Societies, 1997. https://books.google.com/books?id=gLoQAQAAIAAJ&q=graham+s.+ogden
  9. Graham S. Ogden, Lynell Zogbo, A Handbook on Song of Songs, United Bible Societies, 1998. https://books.google.com/books?id=IeYQAQAAIAAJ&q=graham+s.+ogden
  10. https://books.google.com/books?id=Ls0QAQAAIAAJ&q=Ph.D. Graham S. Ogden, Qoheleth, Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2007
  11. https://books.google.com/books?id=log1mQEACAAJ&q=graham+sydney+ogden Graham S. Ogden, Jan Sterk, Isaiah, United Bible Societies, 2011
  12. Graham S. Ogden, Qoheleth's Use of the 'Nothing is Better'-Form, Journal of Biblical Literature, Volume 98, 1979, p.350. Cited in Naoto Kamano, Cosmology and Character: Qoheleth ́s Pedagogy from a Rhetorical-Critical Perspective, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin/New York, 2002, p.3. https://books.google.com/books?id=2Z2dCgAAQBAJ&dq=graham%20s.%20ogden&pg=PR3
  13. Graham S. Ogden, Prophetic oracles against foreign nations and Psalms of communal lament: the relationship of Psalm 137 to Jeremiah 49:7-22 and Obadiah, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, Volume 24, 1982, p.91. Cited in Adele Berlin, Psalms and the Literature of Exile: Psalms 137, 44, 69 and 78 in Peter W. Flint, Patrick D. jr Miller, Aaron Brunell, Ryan Roberts (Edited), The Book of Psalms: Composition and Reception, Volume 99, p.69. https://books.google.com/books?id=00ECWP4NZYYC&dq=graham+s.+ogden&pg=PA69
  14. Graham S. Ogden, Qoheleth XI 1-6, Vetus Testamentum, Volume 33, 1983, pp.222-230. Cited in Leo G. Perdue, Wisdom & Creation: The Theology of Wisdom Literature, Wipf and Stock, Eugene, Oregon, 1994, p.370. https://books.google.com/books?id=cMZLAwAAQBAJ&dq=graham+s.+ogden&pg=PA370
  15. Graham S. Ogden, Joel 4 and Prophetic Responses to National Laments, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, Volume 26, 1983, pp.103-105. Cited in Laurie J. Braaten, Earth Community in Joel: A call to identify with the rest of creation in Norman C. Habel, Peter L. Trudinger (Edited), Exploring Ecological Hermeneutics, p.65. https://books.google.com/books?id=fmskY3gb5g8C&dq=graham+s.+ogden&pg=PA65
  16. Graham S. Ogden, The Mathematics of Wisdom: Qoheleth IV 1-12, Vetus Testamentum, Volume 34, Issue 4, October 1984, pp. 446-453. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1518276
  17. Graham S. Ogden, Qoheleth XI 7-XIII 8: Qoheleth's Summons to Enjoyment and Reflection, Vetus Testamentum, Volume 34, 1984, pp.27-38. Cited in Leo G. Perdue, Wisdom & Creation: The Theology of Wisdom Literature, Wipf and Stock, Eugene, Oregon, 1994, p.370. https://books.google.com/books?id=cMZLAwAAQBAJ&dq=graham+s.+ogden&pg=PA370
  18. Graham S. Ogden, The Interpretation of dor in Ecclesiastes 1:4, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, Volume 34, 1986, pp.91-92. Cited in Martin A. Shields, The End of Wisdom: A Reappraisal of the Historical and Canonical Function of Ecclesiastes, Eisenbrauns, Winona Lake, Indiana, 2006, p.127. https://books.google.com/books?id=YIpUQpqWn1QC&dq=graham+s.+ogden&pg=PA127
  19. Graham S. Ogden, The Use of Figurative Language in Malachi 2:10-16, The Bible Translator, Volume 39, Number 2, April 1988, p.226. Cited in David Tasker, Ancient Near Eastern Literature and the Hebrew Scriptures about the Fatherhood of God, p.170. https://books.google.com/books?id=qrglLCN5IkkC&dq=graham+s.+ogden&pg=PA170
  20. Graham S. Ogden, Jotham's Fable: its structure and function in Judges 9, Vetus Testamentum, Volume 63, 1996. Cited in Marty Alan Michelson, Reconciling Violence and Kingship: A Study of Judges and 1 Samuel, James Clarke & Co., Cambridge, 2012, p.56. https://books.google.com/books?id=IewFBAAAQBAJ&q=ogden&pg=PA56
  21. Graham S. Ogden, The 'Better'-Probert (tob-Spruch), Rhetorical Criticism, and Qoheleth, Journal of Biblical Literature, Volume 96, 1997, pp.489-505. Cited in Naoto Kamano, Cosmology and Character: Qoheleth ́s Pedagogy from a Rhetorical-Critical Perspective, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin/New York, 2002, p.3. https://books.google.com/books?id=2Z2dCgAAQBAJ&dq=graham%20s.%20ogden&pg=PR3
  22. Graham S. Ogden, Literary Allusions in Isaiah: Isaiah 44:28-45:13 Revisited, The Bible Translator, 54, 2003, pp.317-325. Cited in David McAuley, Paul's Covert Use of Scripture: Intertextuality and Rhetorical Situation in Philippians 2:10-16, Pickwick publications, Eugene, 2015, p.268. https://books.google.com/books?id=yvK7CgAAQBAJ&dq=graham+s.+ogden+Ph.D.&pg=PP1
  23. Graham S. Ogden, Temporal Idioms in Isaiah 16.14; 21.16; and 23.15, The Bible Translator, Volume 55, Number 2, April 2004. http://www.ubs-translations.org/bt/practical_papers/past_issues/april_2004_vol_55_no_2/
  24. Graham S. Ogden and Basil Rebera, Rev. Euan McG. Fry, The Bible Translator, Volume 55, Number 4, October 2004. http://www.ubs-translations.org/bt/practical_papers/past_issues/october_2004_vol_55_no_4/
  25. Graham S. Ogden, The relationship between Isaiah 33.14b-16 and Psalm 15.1-5 in S. Crisp and M. Jinbachian (Edited), Text, Theology and Translation: Essays in honour of Jan de Waard, United Bible Societies, 2004. http://www.ubs-translations.org/tt/past_issues/tic_talk_58_2004/
  26. Graham S. Ogden, S. Pattemore, Translator training in the UBS Asia-Pacific region, The Bible Translator, Volume 56, Number 2, April 2005. http://www.ubs-translations.org/bt/practical_papers/past_issues/april_2005_vol_56_no_2/
  27. Graham S. Ogden, Note: An Exegetical Issue in Isaiah 16.14, The Bible Translator, Volume 60, Number 3, July 2009. http://www.ubs-translations.org/bt/technical_papers/past_issues/july_2009_vol_60_no_3/
  28. Graham S. Ogden, Isaiah 24: A Case of Form over Content?, The Bible Translator, Volume 61, Number 1, January 2010. http://www.ubs-translations.org/bt/technical_papers/past_issues/january_2010_vol_61_no_1/