ESV Translation Review Scholars
The following people comprise the team of more than fifty Translation Review Scholars. The Translation Review Scholars are an international team from many denominations who were chosen to review selected books of the Old or New Testament in conjunction with the Translation Oversight Committee, based on their special expertise in the original languages and specific books of the Bible.
Dr. T. D. Alexander
Director of the Christian Training Centre
Union Theological College Belfast
B.A., The Queen's University of Belfast
Ph.D., The Queen's University of Belfast Dr. Clinton E. Arnold
Professor of New Testament Language and Literature
Talbot School of Theology
B.A., Biola University
M.Div., Talbot Theological Seminary
Ph.D., University of Aberdeen Dr. William D. Barrick
Professor of Old Testament
The Master's Seminary
B.A., Denver Baptist Bible College
M.Div., San Francisco Theological Seminary
Th.M., San Francisco Theological Seminary
Th.D., Grace Theological Seminary Dr. Hans F. Bayer
Associate Professor of New Testament
Covenant Seminary
M.A., Ashland Theological Seminary
M.Div., Ashland Theological Seminary
Ph.D., University of Aberdeen Dr. Gregory Beale
Professor of New Testament
Wheaton College
B.A., Southern Methodist University
M.A., Southern Methodist University
Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Cambridge University Dr. Ronald Bergey
Professeur d'Hébreu et d'Ancient Testament
Faculté libre de Théologie réformée Aix-en-Provence, France
B.S., Philadelphia College of Bible
M.A., Jerusalem University
Ph.D., Dropsie University Dr. Daniel I. Block
John R. Sampey Professor of Old Testament Interpretation
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
B.Ed., University of Saskatchewan
B.A., University of Saskatchewan
M.A., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Ph.D., University of Liverpool Dr. Craig L. Blomberg
Professor of New Testament
Denver Seminary
B.A., Augustana College
M.A., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Ph.D., University of Aberdeen Dr. Darrell L. Bock
Research Professor of New Testament Studies
Dallas Theological Seminary
B.A., University of Texas at Austin
Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary
Ph.D., University of Aberdeen Dr. Irvin A. Busenitz
Vice President for Academic Administration
Professor of Bible Exposition and Old Testament
The Master's Seminary B.A., Grace College of the Bible
M.Div., Talbot Theological Seminary
Th.M., Talbot Theological Seminary
Th.D., Grace Theological Seminary Mr. Edward E. Chandler
Ph.D. (cand.)
Catholic University of America
M. Div., Covenant Seminary Dr. Daniel L. Gard
Dean of Graduate Studies
Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN
B.A., Carthage College
M.Div., Concordia Theological Seminary
M.A., University of Notre Dame
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame Dr. Robert P. Gordon
Regius Professor of Hebrew
Cambridge University
M.A., Cambridge University
Ph.D., Cambridge University Dr. Gene L. Green
Associate Professor of New Testament
Wheaton College
B.A., Wheaton College
M.A., Wheaton College Graduate School
Ph.D., University of Aberdeen Dr. Michael Grisanti
Associate Professor of Old Testament
The Master's Seminary
B.A., Pillsbury Baptist Bible College
M.Div., Central Baptist Theological Seminary
Th.M., Central Baptist Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Dallas Theological Seminary Dr. George H. Guthrie
Associate Professor of Christian Studies
Union University
B.A., Union University
M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Th.M., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Ph.D., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Dr. Scott J. Hafemann
Professor, Hawthorne Chair of New Testament Greek and Exegesis
Wheaton College
B.A., Bethel College
M.A., Fuller Theological Seminary
Dr. Theol., University of Tübingen Dr. Charles D. Harvey
[current position not on file]
B.A., Taylor University
M.Div., Reformed Theological Seminary
Ph.D., University of Edinburgh Dr. Richard S. Hess
Professor of Old Testament
Denver Seminary
B.A., Wheaton College
M.Div., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Th.M., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Ph.D., Hebrew Union College Dr. Harold W. Hoehner
Senior Professor of New Testament Studies
Dallas Theological Seminary
B.A., Barrington College
Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary
Th.D., Dallas Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Cambridge University Dr. David M. Howard
Jr. Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
B.S., Geneva College
M.A., Wheaton College
Ph.D., University of Michigan Dr. Gordon P. Hugenberger
Senior Pastor
Park Street Church, Boston, MA
B.A., Harvard University
M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Ph.D., College of St. Paul and St. Mary Dr. Philip Johnston
Professor of Old Testament
Wycliff Hall, UK
B.A., University of Cambridge
B.D., Queen's University, Belfast
M.Th., Queen's University, Belfast
Ph.D., University of Cambridge Dr. Reggie McReynolds Kidd
Associate Professor of New Testament
Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando, FL
B.A., College of William and Mary
M.A.R., Westminster Theological Seminary
M.Div., Westminster Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Duke University Dr. Nobuyoshi Kiuchi
Professor of Old Testament
Tokyo Christian University
B.A., Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Ph.D., The Council for National Academic Awards Dr. Andreas J. Köstenberger
Associate Professor of New Testament
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Mag. et Dr. rer. soc. oec., Vienna University of Economics
M.Div., Columbia Biblical Seminary
Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Dr. V. Philips Long
Professor of Old Testament
Regent College
B.A., Wheaton College
M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Cambridge University Dr. Ernest Lucas
Professor of Old Testament
Bristol Baptist College
M.A., Regent's Park College
Ph.D., University of Liverpool Dr. Dennis R. Magary
Associate Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
B.A., Fort Wayne Bible College
M.Div., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison Dr. Walter A. Maier, III
Professor of Old Testament
Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN
B.A., Concordia College
M.Div., Concordia Theological Seminary
M.A., Harvard University
Ph.D., Harvard University Dr. J. Gordon McConville
Professor of Old Testament
Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education
B.A., Cambridge University
M.A., University of Edinburgh
Ph.D., The Queen's University of Belfast Dr. Christopher Mitchell
Theological Editor
Concordia Publishing House
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.Div., Concordia Seminary
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison Dr. Leon Morris
Former Principal of Ridley College
Melbourne, Australia
B.Sc., Sydney University
Th.L., Australian College of Theology
B.D., London University
M.Th., [university not on file]
Th.D., Cambridge University Dr. Russell Nelson
Professor of Religious Studies
Division Chair
Concordia University College of Alberta
B.A., Concordia Senior College
M.Div., Concordia Seminary in Exile, St. Louis
Ph.D., Harvard University Dr. Raymond Ortlund, Jr.
Pastor
First Presbyterian Church, Augusta, GA
B.A., Wheaton College
Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary
M.A., University of California-Berkeley
Ph.D., University of Aberdeen Dr. Douglas A. Oss
Pastor
Capital Christian Center, Salt Lake City, UT
B.A., Western Washington University
M.Div., Assemblies of God Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Westminster Theological Seminary Dr. John N. Oswalt
Research Professor of Old Testament
Wesley Biblical Seminary
B.A., Taylor University
B.D., Asbury Theological Seminary
Th.M., Asbury Theological Seminary
M.A., Brandeis University
Ph.D., Brandeis University Dr. Iain Provan
Marshall Sheppard Professor of Biblical Studies
Regent College
B.A., London Bible College
M.A., Glasgow University
Ph.D., Cambridge University Dr. Paul R. Raabe
Professor of Exegetical Theology
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO
B.S., Concordia Teachers College
M.Div., Concordia Theological Seminary
M.A., Washington University
Ph.D., University of Michigan Dr. Thomas Renz
Professor of Old Testament
Oak Hill Theological College-London, UK
M.Div. (equivalent), Freie Theologische Akademie, Giessen, Germany
Ph.D., Bristol University Mr. Max Rogland
Ph.D. (cand.) Leiden University
B.A., B.Mus., University of Washington
M.Div., Covenant Theological Seminary Dr. Allen Ross
Former Professor of Old Testament
Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry
Th.D., Dallas Seminary
Ph.D., Cambridge University Dr. Thomas R. Schreiner
Professor of New Testament Interpretation
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
B.S., Western Oregon University
M.Div., Western Conservative Baptist Seminary
Th.M., Western Conservative Baptist Seminary
Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary Dr. Moises Silva B.A., Bob Jones University
B.D., Westminster Theological Seminary
Th.M., Westminster Theological Seminary
Ph.D., University of Manchester Dr. Frank S. Thielman
Associate Professor of Divinity
Beeson Divinity School
B.A., Wheaton College
B.A., Cambridge University
M.A., Cambridge University
Ph.D., Duke University Dr. Willem A. VanGemeren
Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Studies
Director of the Ph.D. in Theological Studies
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Diploma, Moody Bible Institute
B.A., University of Illinois, Chicago
B.D., Westminster Theological Seminary
M.A., University of Wisconsin
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin Dr. James W. Voelz
Professor of Exegetical Theology
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO
A.A., Concordia College
B.A., Concordia Senior College
M.Div, Concordia Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Cambridge University Dr. Dean O. Wenthe
President
Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN
B.A., Concordia Senior College
M.A., University of Notre Dame
M.Div., Concordia Seminary
Th.M., Princeton Theological Seminary
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame Dr. Walter W. Wessel
Former Professor of New Testament
Bethel Seminary-West
B.A., UCLA
M.A., UCLA
Ph.D., University of Edinburgh Dr. Robert W. Yarbrough
Associate Professor of New Testament
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
B.A., Southwest Baptist College
M.A., Wheaton College Graduate School
Ph.D., University of Aberdeen
http://www.solagroup.org/articles/historyofthebible/hotb_0003.html
[font=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The[/font][font=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] ENGLISH STANDARD VERSION is the latest translation to be issued from the press. It is too early to tell if it will be successful but initial sales have been very encouraging. The ESV claims to be "an essentially literal translation, emphasizing word-for-word precision." Thus it is to be considered a formal translation. The ESV also has an interesting history. It is an updating of the Revised Standard Version (see below). The Revised Standard Version has never been accepted by the evangelical community because of its association with the World Council of Churches and translations that appear to deny the virgin birth of Christ. While the RSV has not been popular among Evangelicals in the United States, it has been received with a greater appreciation in England. [/font]
[font=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The strength of the English Standard Version is its combination of formal adherence to the text of Scripture and beauty of language. It is also in a position to benefit from the controversy surrounding the gender inclusive policies being followed by Todays New International Version. In addition there appears to be a waning of interest in the functional or dynamic equivalence theory of translation. If one is looking for a balanced combination of scholarship in translation and fluency of language, one might consider this version. [/font]
[font=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The parent to the English Standard Version was the REVISED STANDARD VERSION. First published in 1946 in the New Testament and 1952 in the Old Testament, it has received mixed reviews. Several unfortunate translations of key verses have tainted it with charges of liberalism and the fact that the copyright is owned by the National Council of Churches has reinforced the negative image. This is rather unfortunate because, on balance, the version is an admirable attempt to balance fidelity of translation in a formal manner and beauty of language. [/font]
[font=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The Revised Standard Version has been updated to include changes in the text base and to update language. This version has also received criticism for its inclusion of the Apocrypha that makes it more acceptable in ecumenical circles and gender inclusive language. Despite these criticisms, many are convinced that this version is the most up to date in biblical scholarship.[/font]
"The English Standard Version stands in the classic mainstream of English Bible translations over the past half-millennium." The ESV, edited by James I. Packer, is an update and conservative revision of the traditional Revised Standard Version. (The RSV was replaced by the New RSV in 1989 and is no longer published. The NRSV moved toward "functional equivalence" and use of inclusive language to clarify references that intend both men and women.)
http://www.vecbs.org/society/bible.html
Does Crossway pay royalties to anyone for use of the ESV text?
No. Crossway owns the rights to the text.
http://www.gnpcb.org/page/esv.faq
So, I guess the ESV is the stepchild of the RSV but can anyone tell me if the WCC is getting a kick back for the use of the RSV base text?
