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Walter C. Kaiser Jr.
Birth Date:April 11, 1933
Birth Place:Folcroft, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Colman M. Mockler distinguished Professor of Old Testament
Boards:President of the Evangelical Theological Society
Known For:Old Testament scholar, writer, public speaker, educator
Spouse:Marge (m. 1957–2013)[1] Nancy (m. 2017)[2]
Children:4
Discipline:Biblical studies
Sub Discipline:OT studies
Education:Wheaton College (BA, 1955 and BDiv, 1958)
Brandeis University (MA, 1962)
Alma Mater:Brandeis University (PhD, 1973)
Thesis Title:The Ugaritic Pantheon
Thesis Url:https://search.library.brandeis.edu/permalink/01BRAND_INST/nmaao4/alma993888750101921
Thesis Year:1973
Doctoral Advisor:Cyrus H. Gordon
Workplaces:Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Awards:Danforth Teacher Study Grant

Walter C. Kaiser Jr. (born April 11, 1933) is an American Evangelical Old Testament scholar, writer, public speaker, and educator. Kaiser is the Colman M. Mockler distinguished Professor of Old Testament and former President of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts, retired June 30, 2006. He was succeeded by James Emery White.

Life and career

Kaiser was born in 1933 in Folcroft, Pennsylvania of German Baptist parents, Walter Christian Kaiser Sr. and Estelle Jaworsky Kaiser. He earned his A.B. from Wheaton College, his B.D. from Wheaton Graduate School, and both his M.A. and Ph.D. in Mediterranean studies from Brandeis University. Until 2006, he served as president of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (GCTS). Previous to his appointment at GCTS he was academic dean and Professor of Old Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, where he taught for more than twenty years. In 1977 he served as president of the Evangelical Theological Society. A recipient of the Danforth Teacher Study Grant, Kaiser is a member of the Wheaton College Scholastic Honor Society.

Prior to coming to Gordon-Conwell, Kaiser taught Bible and archeology at Wheaton College and taught at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in several capacities. In addition to teaching in the Old Testament department, he was senior vice president of education, academic dean, and senior vice president of distance learning and ministries. Kaiser currently serves on the boards of several Christian organizations.[3]

Kaiser has contributed to such publications as Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Christianity Today, Westminster Theological Journal, and Evangelical Quarterly. He has also written numerous books. He is a critic of, and rejects the Documentary Hypothesis.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: In Memoriam: Marge Kaiser. Gordon-Conwell.
  2. Web site: About Dr. Kaiser. walterckaiserjr.com.
  3. John H. Sailhamer, "Walter C. Kiser Jr.," in Bible Interpreters of the Twentieth Century: a Selection of Evangelical Voices, ed. Walter A. Elwell and J. D. Weaver (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Pub Group, 1999), 375-76.
  4. Web site: Exploding the JEDP Theory – The Documentary Hypothesis. Ankerberg Theological Research Institute. February 23, 2016.
  5. Book: Evangelical Exegetical Commentary: Jeremiah & Lamentations . Bellingham, WA . Logos Bible Software. February 23, 2016.

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