D. A. Carson
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Donald Arthur Carson (born December 21, 1946) is an evangelical biblical scholar. He is a Distinguished Emeritus Professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and president and co-founder of the Gospel Coalition. He has written or edited about sixty books (or more) and served as president of the Evangelical Theological Society in 2022.[1]
D. A. Carson | |
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Born | (1946-12-21) December 21, 1946 (age 77) |
Nationality | Canadian |
Spouse |
Joy Wheildon (m. 1975) |
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Religion | Christianity (Baptist) |
Ordained | 1972 |
Academic background | |
Education | McGill University B.S Central Baptist Seminary M.Div University of Cambridge Ph.D |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Thesis | Predestination and Responsibility (1975) |
Doctoral advisor | Barnabas Lindars |
Influences | Cornelius Van Til |
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School or tradition | |
Institutions | Trinity Evangelical Divinity School |
Doctoral students | Andreas J. Köstenberger |
Carson has been described as doing "the most seminal New Testament work by contemporary evangelicals"[2] and as "one of the last great Renaissance men in evangelical biblical scholarship."[3] He has written on a wide range of topics including New Testament, hermeneutics, biblical theology, the Greek New Testament, the use of the Old Testament in the New, and more.