Marten Woudstra

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Marten Hendrik Woudstra (July 23, 1922 โ€“ October 3, 1991)

theologian, biblical scholar, seminary professor, and minister of the Christian Reformed Church. He served as president of the Evangelical Theological Society and as chairman of the Old Testament committee for the translation of the New International Version of the Bible. Woudstra's most notable contribution to evangelical scholarship is the publication of his commentary on the Book of Joshua in the New International Commentary on the Old Testament.[2]

Early life and education

Woudstra was born July 23, 1922, in a Catholic family in

Free University of Amsterdam
(1955).

While studying at the Westminster Theological Seminary, Woudstra also taught at the

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1961, Woudstra became the first person to receive a Doctor of Theology degree from the Westminster Theological Seminary.[3] He later studied at the University of Hamburg (1969โ€“70).[4]

Career

In 1953, the Christian Reformed Church ordained Woudstra as a minister. He served as pastor of the Third Christian Reformed Church in Edmonton, Alberta for two years.[4] During this time, Woudstra also edited The Presbyterian Guardian, a journal published by the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.[4] From 1955 until his retirement in 1985, Woudstra served as professor of Hebrew and Old Testament exegesis at Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan.[3][4]

In 1957, Woudstra, along with

John Stek in 1962, but Woudstra continued to serve as a permanent member of the committee, eventually being appointed chair of the Old Testament committee, until the publication of the complete New International Version of the Bible in 1978.[5] The following year he was elected to serve a term as president of the Evangelical Theological Society.[6] Woudstra died October 3, 1991, in Kentwood, Michigan.[1]

Publications

References

  1. ^ a b "Marten H. Woudstra." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2001. Biography in Context. Web. 21 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Book Reviews" (PDF). JETS. 25 (3): 367โ€“369. September 1982.
  3. ^ a b "Westminster Seminary Confers First Doctorate" (PDF). The Presbyterian Guardian. 30 (5): 90. May 1961.
  4. ^ a b c d "Memorials" (PDF). JETS. 35 (1): 142. March 1992.
  5. ^
    ISBN 0310246857
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  6. ^ "Reports Relating to the 30th Annual Meeting of the Society" (PDF). JETS. 22 (1).
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