John William Wevers
Biblical scholar
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John William Wevers (born June 4, 1919, in little Baldwin – July 22, 2010 Toronto, Ontario) was an American professor in the Department of Near Eastern and Middle Studies, at the University of Toronto. He is known for his studies in the Septuagint.[1]
John William Wevers | |
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| Born | 4 June 1919 |
| Died | 22 July 2010 |
| Education | Princeton Theological Seminary |
| Occupations | Theologian, university teacher |
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Early life
He was the son of Bernard Wevers and Willemina (Te Grootenhuis) Wevers.[2] In 1942 he married Grace Della Brondsema and they had four children.[2]
In 1940 he earned a BA in classics from Calvin College. In 1943 he earned his ThB at Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan. In 1946 he earned his ThD from Princeton Theological Seminary under the tutelage of Henry Snyder Gehman.[2]
Career
In 1963 he become a professor at the University of Toronto. From 1972 to 1975 he was chair of the Department's Graduate Studies and from 1975 to 1980 chair of the combined College Departments of Near Eastern Studies.[2]
John William Wevers Prize in Septuagint Studies
In memory of John William Wevers the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies (IOSCS) offered an annual prize of $350 named in memory of John William Wevers to be awarded to an outstanding paper in the field of Septuagint studies.[3][4]
Bibliography
Books
- Text history of the Greek Deuteronomy. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. 1978. ISBN 9783525823880.
- Text history of the Greek Leviticus. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. 1986. ISBN 9783525824405.
- Notes on the Greek text of Exodus. Scholars Press. 1990. ISBN 9781555404543.
- Text history of the Greek Exodus. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. 1992. ISBN 9783525824795.
- Notes on the Greek text of Genesis. Scholars Press. 1993. ISBN 9781555408848.
- Notes on the Greek text of Deuteronomy. Atlanta. 1995. ISBN 0-7885-0061-9.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Wevers, John William (1997). Notes on the Greek text of Leviticus. Atlanta. ISBN 0-7885-0324-3.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Wevers, John William (1998). Notes on the Greek text of Numbers. Atlanta. ISBN 0-7885-0504-1.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Studies in the text histories of Deuteronomy and Ezekiel. Göttingen. 2003. ISBN 3-525-82528-5.
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Articles
- Wevers, John Wm (1956). A Study in the Form Criticism of Individual Complaint Psalms. Vetus Testamentum. Vol. 6. Brill. pp. 80–96. doi:10.2307/1516027. JSTOR 1516027.
- "Eine Tora fur den Konig Talmai: Untersuchungen zum Ubersetzungsverstandnis in der judisch-hellenistischen und rabbinischen Literatur". The Journal of the American Oriental Society. 116 (1). American Oriental Society: 143. 1996. doi:10.2307/606395. JSTOR 606395.