Bible Interpreters of the 20th Century

In order to understand and appreciate contemporary evangelicalism, it is important to become familiar with modern evangelical Bible interpreters. The editors have produced a survey of thirty-five twentieth-century evangelical biblical scholars to provide an illuminating glimpse into the lives of thirty-five influential biblical interpreters. These interpreters represent different denominational and theological perspectives. In examining the life and legacy of these evangelicals, each entry includes biographical facts, theological development, scholarly contributions, and evaluations. Bible Interpreters of the 20th Century makes a solid reference resource for scholars, students, and pastors.

Selected scholars had to meet the following criteria:

• at least part of their career was in the 20th century
• identified with and influenced the evangelical movement
• their major interest was in Biblical studies, rather than systematic theology

The evangelical voices presented here are: John Charles Ryle, William Henry Green, John Albert Broadus, Theodor Zahn, Adolf Schlatter, Robert Dick Wilson, Geerhardus Vos, A. T. Robertson, Richard C. H. Lenski, Oswald T. Allis, Arthur W. Pink, William Hendriksen, Ned Bernard Stonehouse, Edward Musgrave Blaiklock, Merrill Chapin Tenney, Edward Joseph Young, Merrill Frederick Unger, Frederick Fyvie Bruce, George Eldon Ladd, William Sanford LaSor, John Wenham, Bruce M. Metzger, Leon Lamb Morris, Donald Guthrie, Donald J. Wiseman, R. K. Harrison, Joyce Baldwin-Caine, J. Barton Payne, Ralph Philip Martin, Walter C. Kaiser, Jr., Gordon D. Fee, Edwin M. Yamauchi, Peter C. Craigie, D. A. Carson, and Nicholas Thomas Wright.