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Bruce M. Metzger

Bruce M. Metzger
Born
Bruce Manning Metzger

(1914-02-09)February 9, 1914
DiedFebruary 13, 2007(2007-02-13) (aged 93)
Spouse
Isobel Metzger
(m. 1944)
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisStudies in a Greek Gospel Lectionary (Greg. 303) (1942)
Academic work
Era20th century
DisciplineBiblical studies
InstitutionsPrinceton Theological Seminary
Notable studentsGreg Boyd, Bart D. Ehrman, Michael J. Gorman,
Main interests
Notable works
  • Lexical Aids for Students of New Testament Greek (1955)
  • The Canon of the New Testament (1987)

Bruce Manning Metzger (February 9, 1914 – February 13, 2007) was an American biblical scholar, Bible translator and textual critic who was a longtime professor at Princeton Theological Seminary and Bible editor who served on the board of the American Bible Society and United Bible Societies. He was a scholar of Greek, New Testament, and New Testament textual criticism, and wrote prolifically on these subjects. Metzger was an influential New Testament scholar of the 20th century.[1][2][3] He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1986.[4]

  1. ^ Margalit Fox (February 16, 2007). "Bruce Metzger, Scholar and Bible Translator, Dies at 93". The New York Times.
  2. ^ New Testament Scholar and Bible Translator Bruce Metzger Dies
  3. ^ "Bruce Metzger dies at 93". Archived from the original on August 20, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved May 12, 2022.

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