Craig A. Evans

Craig A. Evans
Born (1952-01-21) January 21, 1952
Nationality American
Occupation Payzant Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Acadia Divinity College in Wolfville
Known for American biblical scholar
Religion Christian (Evangelical)
Awards D.Habil. by the Karoli Gaspard Reformed University in Budapest
Academic background
Education Claremont McKenna College, Western Baptist Seminary
Alma mater Claremont Graduate University
Academic work
Discipline New Testament studies
Institutions McMaster University
Trinity Western University

Craig Alan Evans is an evangelical New Testament scholar and author. He is a prolific writer with 70 books and over 500 journal articles and reviews to his name.[1]

Career

He earned his Bachelor of Arts in history and philosophy from Claremont McKenna College, a Master of Divinity from Western Baptist Seminary in Portland, Oregon, and his Master of Arts and Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from Claremont Graduate University in southern California.

He is Payzant Distinguished Professor of New Testament and director of the graduate program at Acadia Divinity College in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.[2][3] Prior to coming to Acadia, he was a visiting assistant professor of religious studies at McMaster University and a professor of biblical studies at Trinity Western University.[3] Evans' research has led to conferences on subjects including the Dead Sea Scrolls,[2] issues related to the image and perception of Jesus Christ[4] and archaeology of the Bible.[5]

Evans served as editor of the Bulletin for Biblical Research from 1994 to 2005.[6]

Works

Books

Evans is the author or editor of over 50 books, some of which are listed below:[3]

Articles

References

  1. "Dr. Craig Evans named the John Bisagno Distinguished Professor". hbu.edu. 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  2. 1 2 Waligorski, Rachel (2007-03-07). "Workshop on Christianity & Dead Sea Scrolls Draws Crowd". Baptist Press. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
  3. 1 2 3 Profile of Craig A. Evans, The Lost Gospel of Judas Project, National Geographic Society website, accessed March 10, 2008
  4. Arlandson, James (2007-04-21). "The Deconstructed Jesus". American Thinker. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
  5. Arlandson, James (2007-09-27). "Archaeology and the Synoptic Gospels: Which way do the rocks roll?". American Thinker. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
  6. "A Brief History of IBR". Institute for Biblical Research. Retrieved 7 December 2015.

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