Jack P. Lewis
American Bible scholar (1919-2018) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jack Pearl Lewis (March 13, 1919 – July 24, 2018) was an American Bible scholar affiliated with the Churches of Christ.[1][2][3] He earned a Ph.D. in New Testament from Harvard University in 1953 and a Ph.D. in Old Testament from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 1962. For 50 years, Lewis taught Bible and biblical languages first at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, and then at Harding School of Theology in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was named professor emeritus upon his retirement. He authored over 223 articles in scholarly and church publications and published more than twenty-five books. He died in Memphis, Tennessee, on July 24, 2018, at the age of 99.[4]
Jack P. Lewis | |
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Born | March 13, 1919 Midlothian, Texas, U.S. |
Died | July 24, 2018 (aged 99) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
Occupation | Professor of Bible |
Academic background | |
Education | B.A., M.A., S.T.B., Ph.D., Ph.D. |
Alma mater | Harvard University, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion |
Thesis | "An Introduction to the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs." "A Study of the Interpretation of Noah and the Flood in Jewish and Christian Literature." (Harvard 1953, Hebrew Union 1962.) |
Academic work | |
Institutions | Harding School of Theology |
Main interests | History of the English Bible, Biblical Archaeology |