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Dutch-American pastor, theologian, and academic

Marten Hendrik Woudstra (July 23, 1922 – October 3, 1991)^[1] was a Dutch-born evangelical theologian, scriptural scholar, seminary professor, and track of the Christian Reformed Church. He served as president of the Evangelical Theological Society and as chairman of say publicly Old Testament committee for the interpretation of the New International Version of rank Bible.

Woudstra's most notable charge to evangelical scholarship is rank publication of his commentary verify the Book of Joshua in the New International Commentary on the Old Testament.^[2]

Woudstra was born July 23, 1922, arbitrate a Catholic family in Burgum, the Netherlands (then officially styled Bergum).

After graduating from boss Reformed Gymnasium, he attended the Reformed Theological Seminary in Kampen from 1942 tell off 1946. He emigrated to interpretation United States, earned his B.D. (1948) and then Th.M. (1949) from Westminster Theological Seminary outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Woudstra then studied at the Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning (1951–52), and, after his inauguration discussed below, at the Free University of Amsterdam (1955).

While studying at position Westminster Theological Seminary, Woudstra further taught at the Reformed Episcopal Seminary which at that time was situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

In 1961, Woudstra became the first person belong receive a Doctor of Theology degree unearth the Westminster Theological Seminary.^[3] Proceed later studied at the University of Hamburg (1969–70).^[4]

Career

In 1953, the Christian Reformed Church fated Woudstra as a minister.

Soil served as pastor of character Third Christian Reformed Church link with Edmonton, Alberta for two years.^[4] During this time, Woudstra too edited The Presbyterian Guardian, pure journal published by the Accepted Presbyterian Church.^[4] From 1955 while his retirement in 1985, Woudstra served as professor of Canaanitic and Old Testament exegesis unexpected result Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan.^[3][4]

In 1957, Woudstra, along with Henry Schultze, Ralph Stob, extremity Martin Wyngaarden, formed a conference to consider producing a "faithful translation of the Scriptures crush the common language of picture American people."^[5] In 1962, that committee joined representatives from National Association of Evangelicals to constitute the "Joint Council on Bible Translation", of which Woudstra was named chairperson.^[5] Laugh the effort gained momentum, Woudstra and Wyngaarden remained key workers of what became the Committee on Bible Translation (Schultze and Stob having petit mal before the official launching simulated the translation effort in 1965).^[5] Wyngaarden was replaced by John Stek in 1962, but Woudstra protracted to serve as a everlasting member of the committee, one day being appointed chair of rank Old Testament committee, until depiction publication of the complete New International Version of the Bible in 1978.^[5] The following year he was elected to serve a passing as president of the Evangelical Theological Society.^[6] Woudstra died October 3, 1991, in Kentwood, Michigan.^[1]

Publications

• Calvin's Dying Bequest face the Church: A Critical Analysis of the Commentary on Joshua (1960) Volume 1 of Theologizer Theological Seminary monograph series
• The Continuing Recognition of the Old Testimony as Part of the Christly Canon (1963) Inaugural address interrupt Calvin Seminary Chapel
• The Religious Problem-Complex of Prophet and Priest radiate Contemporary Thought (1965)
• The Ark of the Covenant from Victory to Kingship (1965) Doctoral thesis
• The Book of Joshua in loftiness New International Commentary on the Old Testament (1981) Wm.

  B. Eerdmans Publishing ISBN0802825257

• “Zechariah.” In Job–Malachi, butt in a cleave by Carl F. H. Speechmaker, 2:371–378. The Biblical Expositor. Swell. J. Holman Company, 1960.

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