John William Wevers Explained

John William Wevers (born June 4, 1919, in little Baldwin - July 22, 2010 Toronto, Ontario) was an American professor emeritus in the Department of Near Eastern and Middle Studies, at the University of Toronto. He is one of the scholars well known for his studies in the Septuagint.

Life

He was the son of Bernard Wevers and Willemina (Te Grootenhuis) Wevers. In 1942 he married Grace Della Brondsema and they had four children.

Education

In 1940 he earned a BA in classics from the Calvin College. Three years later, in 1943 he earned his ThB at Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan. From 1946 he held his ThD from Princeton Theological Seminary under the tutelage of Henry Snyder Gehman.

Teaching

From 1963 he become professor at the University of Toronto. From 1972 to 1975 he was chair of the Department's Graduate Studies and from 1975 to 1980 chair of the combined College Departments of Near Eastern Studies.

The John William Wevers Prize in Septuagint Studies

In memory of John William Wevers to honor his many contributions to Septuagint studies the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies (IOSCS) offers an annual prize of $350 named in memory of John William Wevers to be awarded to an outstanding paper in the field of Septuagint studies.^{[1] [2]}

Bibliography

Books

• Book: 1978. Text history of the Greek Deuteronomy. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. 9783525823880.
• Book: Text history of the Greek Leviticus. 1986. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. 9783525824405.
• Book: Notes on the Greek text of Exodus. Scholars Press. 1990. 9781555404543.
• Book: Text history of the Greek Exodus. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. 1992. 9783525824795.
• Book: Notes on the Greek text of Genesis. Scholars Press. 1993. 9781555408848.
• Book: Notes on the Greek text of Deuteronomy. Atlanta. 1995. 0-7885-0061-9.
• Book: Notes on the Greek text of Leviticus. Atlanta. 1997. 0-7885-0324-3 . Wevers . John William .
• Book: Notes on the Greek text of Numbers. Atlanta. 1998. 0-7885-0504-1 . Wevers . John William .
• Book: Studies in the text histories of Deuteronomy and Ezekiel. Göttingen. 2003. 3-525-82528-5.

Articles

• Book: 1956. A Study in the Form Criticism of Individual Complaint Psalms. Vetus Testamentum. 6. 10.2307/1516027. 1516027. Wevers . John Wm . 1 . 80–96 . Brill .
• Eine Tora fur den Konig Talmai: Untersuchungen zum Ubersetzungsverstandnis in der judisch-hellenistischen und rabbinischen Literatur. The Journal of the American Oriental Society. 116. 1. American Oriental Society. 1996. 143. 10.2307/606395 . 606395 .

Sources

• Web site: JOHN WEVERS OBITUARY. legacy.com. 2022-12-11.
• Web site: R.I.P. John William Wevers. biblical-studies.ca. 2010-07-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20111106203931/http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/2010/07/29/r-i-p-john-william-wevers/ . 2011-11-06 .
• Hilhorst. A.. Wevers, J. W., "Notes on the Greek Text of Exodus" (Book Review). Journal for the Study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman Period. Leiden. 22. 1991-01-01. 153–155.
• Book: Pietersma. Albert. Cox. Claude. De Septuaginta : studies in honour of John William Wevers on his sixty-fifth birthday.
• Pietersma. Albert. Gentry. Peter J.. John William Wevers (1919-2010): A Biographical Note. Bulletin of the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies. 2010. 43. 2–4.
• Van Seters. J.. 2010-11-12. Obituary: John William Wevers (June 4, 1919 — July 22, 2010). Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses. 39. 4. 633–635. 10.1177/0008429810382722. 220901752 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: The John William Wevers Prize in Septuagint Studies. 2020-05-15.
2. Web site: John William Wevers Institute for Septuagint Studies. Trinity Western University (TWU). 2022-12-11.