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Walter Kaiser Jr.

American Old Testament scholar, writer, public speaker and educator

Summary

American Old Testament scholar, writer, public speaker and educator

Field	Value
name	Walter C. Kaiser Jr.
birth_name
birth_date
birth_place	Folcroft, Pennsylvania, U.S.
death_date
title	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)
Nancy (m. 2017)<ref>{{cite web	url	http://www.walterckaiserjr.com/aboutkaiser.html	title=About Dr. Kaiser	website=walterckaiserjr.com}}
children	4
discipline	Biblical studies
sub_discipline	OT studies
movement
education	Wheaton College (BA, 1955 and BDiv, 1958)

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
notable_students
workplaces	Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
influences
influenced
awards	Danforth Teacher Study Grant

Nancy (m. 2017)

Brandeis University (MA, 1962) Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary 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.

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.

Works

Books

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{{cite book |last=Kaiser |first=Walter C. Jr. |author-mask=3 |title=The Uses of the Old Testament in the New |location=Chicago, IL |publisher=Moody Press |date=1985 |isbn=978-0-8024-9085-8
{{cite book |last=Kaiser |first=Walter C. Jr. |author-mask=3 |title=Toward Rediscovering the Old Testament |location=Chicago, IL |publisher=Moody Press |date=1987 |isbn=978-0-310-37120-5
- other bible versions and editions are available

References

"In Memoriam: Marge Kaiser".
"About Dr. Kaiser".
. ["Walter C. Kaiser, Jr., PhD"](https://www.cbhd.org/people/walter-c-kaiser-jr).
. ["Walter C. Kaiser, Jr."](https://www.cbeinternational.org/person/walter-c-kaiser-jr/).
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.
"Exploding the JEDP Theory – The Documentary Hypothesis". Ankerberg Theological Research Institute.

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