166:, and Martin Wyngaarden, formed a committee to consider producing a "faithful translation of the Scriptures in the common language of the American people." In 1962, this committee joined representatives from
541:
170:
to constitute the "Joint
Committee on Bible Translation", of which Woudstra was named chairperson. As the effort gained momentum, Woudstra and Wyngaarden remained key members of what became the
178:
in 1962, but
Woudstra continued to serve as a permanent member of the committee, eventually being appointed chair of the Old Testament committee, until the publication of the complete
461:
486:
451:
466:
231:
48:
561:
69:
546:
411:
350:
288:
556:
536:
506:
143:, a journal published by the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. From 1955 until his retirement in 1985, Woudstra served as professor of Hebrew and Old Testament
446:
521:
496:
456:
128:
511:
551:
167:
501:
481:
471:
93:
476:
526:
85:
531:
516:
183:
31:
491:
387:
240:
171:
174:(Schultze and Stob having died before the official launching of the translation effort in 1965). Wyngaarden was replaced by
42:
of the Bible. Woudstra's most notable contribution to evangelical scholarship is the publication of his commentary on the
148:
104:
27:
108:
89:
342:
179:
39:
218:
97:
152:
280:
116:
441:
436:
403:
77:
187:
112:
81:
73:
65:
131:
ordained
Woudstra as a minister. He served as pastor of the Third Christian Reformed Church in
383:
236:
377:
182:
of the Bible in 1978. The following year he was elected to serve a term as president of the
200:
Calvin's Dying
Bequest to the Church: A Critical Evaluation of the Commentary on Joshua
159:
43:
430:
376:
Ronald F. Youngblood; Glen G. Scorgie; Mark L. Strauss; Steven M. Voth, eds. (2003).
35:
310:
103:
While studying at the
Westminster Theological Seminary, Woudstra also taught at the
163:
23:
206:
The
Continued Recognition of the Old Testament as Part of the Christian Canon
175:
212:
The
Religious Problem-Complex of Prophet and Priest in Contemporary Thought
64:, the Netherlands (then officially called Bergum). After graduating from a
115:
degree from the
Westminster Theological Seminary. He later studied at the
379:
The
Challenge of Bible Translation: Communicating God's Word to the World
144:
132:
136:
61:
76:
from 1942 to 1946. He emigrated to the United States, earned his
202:(1960) Volume 1 of Calvin Theological Seminary monograph series
22:(July 23, 1922 – October 3, 1991) was a Dutch-born evangelical
96:(1951–52), and, after his ordination discussed below, at the
404:"Reports Relating to the 30th Annual Meeting of the Society"
26:, biblical scholar, seminary professor, and minister of the
111:. In 1961, Woudstra became the first person to receive a
60:
Woudstra was born July 23, 1922, in a
Catholic family in
542:
Theological University of the Reformed Churches alumni
139:
for two years. During this time, Woudstra also edited
208:(1963) Inaugural address to Calvin Seminary Chapel
232:New International Commentary on the Old Testament
49:New International Commentary on the Old Testament
94:Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning
16:Dutch-American pastor, theologian, and academic
311:"Westminster Seminary Confers First Doctorate"
462:20th-century Calvinist and Reformed ministers
8:
305:
303:
487:American Calvinist and Reformed ministers
452:20th-century American non-fiction writers
467:20th-century Christian biblical scholars
562:Westminster Theological Seminary alumni
252:
337:
335:
333:
331:
547:Translators of the Bible into English
371:
369:
367:
365:
258:
256:
186:. Woudstra died October 3, 1991, in
38:committee for the translation of the
7:
168:National Association of Evangelicals
557:Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam alumni
537:Reformed Episcopal Seminary faculty
507:Calvin Theological Seminary faculty
447:20th-century American male writers
235:(1981) Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
107:which at that time was located in
14:
522:Editors of Christian publications
497:American male non-fiction writers
457:20th-century American theologians
86:Westminster Theological Seminary
30:. He served as president of the
382:. Zondervan. pp. 236–245.
184:Evangelical Theological Society
92:. Woudstra then studied at the
32:Evangelical Theological Society
512:Calvinist and Reformed writers
172:Committee on Bible Translation
158:In 1957, Woudstra, along with
1:
296:(3): 367–369. September 1982.
70:Reformed Theological Seminary
552:University of Hamburg alumni
98:Free University of Amsterdam
264:Contemporary Authors Online
149:Calvin Theological Seminary
105:Reformed Episcopal Seminary
578:
502:American religious writers
482:American biblical scholars
109:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
90:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
472:20th-century evangelicals
318:The Presbyterian Guardian
221:from Conquest to Kingship
180:New International Version
141:The Presbyterian Guardian
129:Christian Reformed Church
40:New International Version
28:Christian Reformed Church
477:20th-century translators
56:Early life and education
527:Evangelical theologians
266:. Detroit: Gale, 2001.
219:The Ark of the Covenant
34:and as chairman of the
20:Marten Hendrik Woudstra
532:Old Testament scholars
517:Dropsie College alumni
262:"Marten H. Woudstra."
223:(1965) Doctoral thesis
153:Grand Rapids, Michigan
492:American evangelicals
358:(1): 142. March 1992.
117:University of Hamburg
268:Biography in Context
270:. Web. 21 May 2014.
324:(5): 90. May 1961.
227:The Book of Joshua
188:Kentwood, Michigan
113:Doctor of Theology
68:, he attended the
66:Reformed Gymnasium
569:
421:
420:
408:
400:
394:
393:
373:
360:
359:
347:
339:
326:
325:
315:
307:
298:
297:
285:
277:
271:
260:
80:(1948) and then
577:
576:
572:
571:
570:
568:
567:
566:
427:
426:
425:
424:
406:
402:
401:
397:
390:
375:
374:
363:
345:
341:
340:
329:
313:
309:
308:
301:
283:
279:
278:
274:
261:
254:
249:
196:
125:
58:
17:
12:
11:
5:
575:
573:
565:
564:
559:
554:
549:
544:
539:
534:
529:
524:
519:
514:
509:
504:
499:
494:
489:
484:
479:
474:
469:
464:
459:
454:
449:
444:
439:
429:
428:
423:
422:
395:
388:
361:
327:
299:
281:"Book Reviews"
272:
251:
250:
248:
245:
244:
243:
224:
215:
209:
203:
195:
192:
160:Henry Schultze
124:
121:
57:
54:
44:Book of Joshua
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
574:
563:
560:
558:
555:
553:
550:
548:
545:
543:
540:
538:
535:
533:
530:
528:
525:
523:
520:
518:
515:
513:
510:
508:
505:
503:
500:
498:
495:
493:
490:
488:
485:
483:
480:
478:
475:
473:
470:
468:
465:
463:
460:
458:
455:
453:
450:
448:
445:
443:
440:
438:
435:
434:
432:
418:
414:
413:
405:
399:
396:
391:
385:
381:
380:
372:
370:
368:
366:
362:
357:
353:
352:
344:
338:
336:
334:
332:
328:
323:
319:
312:
306:
304:
300:
295:
291:
290:
282:
276:
273:
269:
265:
259:
257:
253:
246:
242:
238:
234:
233:
228:
225:
222:
220:
216:
213:
210:
207:
204:
201:
198:
197:
193:
191:
189:
185:
181:
177:
173:
169:
165:
161:
156:
154:
150:
146:
142:
138:
134:
130:
127:In 1953, the
122:
120:
118:
114:
110:
106:
101:
99:
95:
91:
87:
83:
79:
75:
71:
67:
63:
55:
53:
51:
50:
45:
41:
37:
36:Old Testament
33:
29:
25:
21:
416:
410:
398:
378:
355:
349:
321:
317:
293:
287:
275:
267:
263:
230:
226:
217:
211:
205:
199:
194:Publications
157:
140:
126:
102:
84:(1949) from
59:
47:
19:
18:
442:1991 deaths
437:1922 births
343:"Memorials"
119:(1969–70).
431:Categories
389:0310246857
247:References
241:0802825257
164:Ralph Stob
24:theologian
176:John Stek
145:exegesis
133:Edmonton
100:(1955).
88:outside
229:in the
137:Alberta
46:in the
386:
239:
214:(1965)
123:Career
74:Kampen
62:Burgum
407:(PDF)
346:(PDF)
314:(PDF)
284:(PDF)
82:Th.M.
419:(1).
412:JETS
384:ISBN
351:JETS
289:JETS
237:ISBN
78:B.D.
151:in
147:at
72:in
433::
417:22
415:.
409:.
364:^
356:35
354:.
348:.
330:^
322:30
320:.
316:.
302:^
294:25
292:.
286:.
255:^
190:.
162:,
155:.
135:,
52:.
392:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.