Jacob M. Myers
Jacob Martin Myers | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 25, 1904 West Manchester, Pennsylvania, US |
| Died | September 15, 1991 (aged 86) |
| Occupation(s) | Biblical academic and commentator |
| Title | West Pennsylvania Synod professor of Hebrew and Old Testament language, literature and theology |
| Spouse | Mary Helen (nee Kimmel) |
| Children | 1 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Gettysburg Seminary, Temple University |
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University (Ph.D.) |
| Thesis | in "Semantics" (1946) |
| Influences | W. F. Albright |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Biblical studies |
| Sub-discipline | Old Testament studies |
| Institutions | Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
| Notable works | 2 Chronicles (AYB) |
Jacob Martin Myers (October 25, 1904 – September 15, 1991) was a Bible commentator and senior lecturer in the department of Hebrew and Old Testament at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.[1] In 1930 he was ordained a pastor by the West Pennsylvania Synod of the United Lutheran Church in America.[2]
Myers was born on October 25, 1904, in West Manchester, Pennsylvania, to Harvey A. Myers and his wife Annie (née Seiffert).[2]
His academic education started at Gettysburg Seminary followed by the Temple University in Philadelphia. His PhD work was done at Johns Hopkins University in Semitics and completed in 1946.[2] Whilst at Johns Hopkins he came under the profound influence of Professor W. F. Albright.[2]
Selected works
[edit]Books
[edit]- 1 Chronicles. Anchor Yale Bible. Vol. 12. 1965. ISBN 978-0-3850-1259-1.
- 2 Chronicles. Anchor Yale Bible. Vol. 13. Yale University Press. 1965. ISBN 978-0-3850-3757-0.
- Ezra - Nehemiah. Anchor Yale Bible. Vol. 14. Yale University Press. 1965. ISBN 978-0-3850-4695-4.
- 1 and 2 Esdras. Anchor Yale Bible. Vol. 42. Yale University Press. 1974. ISBN 978-0-3850-0426-8.
- The World of the Restoration. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. 1968. ISBN 978-0-1396-8214-8.
- Bream, Howard N.; et al., eds. (1974). A Light Into My path; Old Testament studies in honor of Jacob M. Myers. Gettysburg Theological Studies IV. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press. ISBN 978-0-87722-026-8.
- Invitation to the Old Testament: a Layman's Guide to Its Major Religious Messages. Doubleday. 1966.
- Grace and Torah. Philadelphia, PA: Fortress Press. 1975. ISBN 978-0-8006-1099-9.
- Bream, Howard N.; et al., eds. (1969). Search the Scriptures: New Testament studies in honor of Raymond T. Stamm. Leiden: Brill.
- The Layman's Bible Commentary: The Book of Hosea, the Book of Joel, the Book of Amos, the Book of Obadiah, the Book of Jonah. Westminster John Knox Press. 1960. ISBN 978-0-8042-3074-2.
- The Linguistic and Literary Form of the Book of Ruth. Leiden: Brill. 1955.
Articles & chapters
[edit]- "Ezra and Nehemiah". Encyclopedia Biblica.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Faculty profile for Kruse". mst.edu.au. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Ralph D. Heim. "Festschrift profile for Myers" (PDF). biblicalstudies.org.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
