Jacob M. Myers
Jacob Martin Myers | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 25, 1904 West Manchester, PA |
| Died | September 15, 1991 (aged 86) |
| Occupation(s) | Biblical academic and commentator |
| Title | West Pennsylvania Synod professor of Hebrew and Old Testament language, literature and theology |
| Spouse | Mary Helen (nee Kimmel) |
| Children | Helen Elizabeth Bream |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Gettysburg Seminary, Temple University |
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University (Ph.D.) |
| Thesis | in "Semantics" (1946) |
| Influences | W. F. Albright |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Biblical studies |
| Sub-discipline | Old Testament studies |
| Institutions | Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
| Notable works | 2 Chronicles (AYB) |
Jacob Martin Myers (October 25, 1904 – September 15, 1991) was a Bible commentator and senior lecturer in Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.[1] In 1930 he was ordained a pastor by the West Pennsylvania Synod of the United Lutheran Church in America.[2]
Myers was born on October 25, 1904 in West Manchester, Pennsylvania to Harvey A. Myers and his wife Annie (née Seiffert).[2]
His academic education started at Gettysburg Seminary followed by the Temple University in Philadelphia. His PhD work was done at Johns Hopkins University in Semitics and completed in 1946.[2] Whilst at Johns Hopkins he came under the profound influence of Professor W. F. Albright.[2]
Selected works
Books
- ... (1965). 1 Chronicles. Anchor Yale Bible. Vol. 12. ISBN 978-0-3850-1259-1.
{{cite book}}:|last=has numeric name (help) - ... (1965). 2 Chronicles. Anchor Yale Bible. Vol. 13. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-3850-3757-0.
{{cite book}}:|last=has numeric name (help) - ... (1965). Ezra - Nehemiah. Anchor Yale Bible. Vol. 14. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-3850-4695-4.
{{cite book}}:|last=has numeric name (help) - ... (1974). 1 and 2 Esdras. Anchor Yale Bible. Vol. 42. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-3850-0426-8.
{{cite book}}:|last=has numeric name (help) - ... (1968). The World of the Restoration. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. ISBN 978-0-1396-8214-8.
{{cite book}}:|last=has numeric name (help) - ... (1974). Bream , Howard N.; et al. (eds.). A Light Into My path; Old Testament studies in honor of Jacob M. Myers. Gettysburg Theological Studies IV. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press. ISBN 978-0-87722-026-8.
{{cite book}}:|last=has numeric name (help); Explicit use of et al. in:|editor-last=(help) - ... (1966). Invitation to the Old Testament: a Layman's Guide to It's Major Religious Messages. Doubleday.
{{cite book}}:|last=has numeric name (help) - ... (1975). Grace and Torah. Philadelphia, PA: Fortress Press. ISBN 978-0-8006-1099-9.
{{cite book}}:|last=has numeric name (help) - ...; Bream , Howard N.; et al., eds. (1969). Search the Scriptures: New Testament studies in honor of Raymond T. Stamm. Leiden: Brill.
{{cite book}}:|editor-last=has numeric name (help); Explicit use of et al. in:|editor-last2=(help) - ... (1960). The Layman's Bible Commentary: The Book of Hosea, the Book of Joel, the Book of Amos, the Book of Obadiah, the Book of Jonah. Westminster John Knox Press. ISBN 978-0-8042-3074-2.
{{cite book}}:|last=has numeric name (help) - ... (1955). The Linguistic and Literary Form of the Book of Ruth. Leiden: Brill.
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Articles & chapters
References
- ^ "Faculty profile for Kruse". mst.edu.au. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Ralph D. Heim. "Festschrift profile for Myers" (PDF). biblicalstudies.org.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
