Walter Kaiser Jr.
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.
Walter C. Kaiser Jr. | |
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| Born | April 11, 1933 Folcroft, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Known for | Old Testament scholar, writer, public speaker, educator |
| Title | Colman M. Mockler distinguished Professor of Old Testament |
| Board member of | President of the Evangelical Theological Society |
| Spouse | Marge (m. 1957–2013) Nancy (m. 2017) |
| Children | 4 |
| Awards | Danforth Teacher Study Grant |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Wheaton College (BA, 1955 and BDiv, 1958) Brandeis University (MA, 1962) |
| Alma mater | Brandeis University (PhD, 1973) |
| Thesis | The Ugaritic Pantheon (1973) |
| Doctoral advisor | Cyrus H. Gordon |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Biblical studies |
| Sub-discipline | OT studies |
| Institutions | Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary |
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