Jacob M. Myers

Jacob Martin Myers
Born	(1904-10-25)October 25, 1904 West Manchester, PA
Died	September 15, 1991(1991-09-15) (aged 86)
Occupation	Biblical academic and commentator
Title	West Pennsylvania Synod professor of Hebrew and Old Testament language, literature and theology
Religion	Christian (Lutheran)
Spouse(s)	Mary Helen (nee Kimmel)
Children	Helen Elizabeth Bream

Academic background
Education	Gettysburg Seminary, Temple University
Alma mater	Johns Hopkins University (Ph.D.)
Thesis title	in "Semantics"
Thesis year	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 Professor 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

Books

... (1965). 1 Chronicles. Anchor Yale Bible. 12. ISBN 978-0-3850-1259-1.
... (1965). 2 Chronicles. Anchor Yale Bible. 13. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-3850-3757-0.
... (1965). Ezra - Nehemiah. Anchor Yale Bible. 14. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-3850-4695-4.
... (1974). 1 and 2 Esdras. Anchor Yale Bible. 42. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-3850-0426-8.
... (1968). The World of the Restoration. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. ISBN 978-0-1396-8214-8.
... (1974). Bream (et.al.), Howard N., ed. 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.
... (1966). Invitation to the Old Testament: a Layman's Guide to It's Major Religious Messages. Doubleday.
... (1975). Grace and Torah. Philadelphia, PA: Fortress Press. ISBN 978-0-8006-1099-9.
...; Bream (et.al.), Howard N., eds. (1969). Search the Scriptures: New Testament studies in honor of Raymond T. Stamm. Leiden: Brill.
... (1960). 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. ISBN 978-0-8042-3074-2.
... (1955). The Linguistic and Literary Form of the Book of Ruth. Leiden: Brill.

Articles & chapters

... "Ezra and Nehemiah". Encyclopedia Biblica. ^[2]

References

↑ "Faculty profile for Kruse". mst.edu.au. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
1 2 3 4 5 Ralph D. Heim. "Festschrift profile for Myers" (PDF). biblicalstudies.org.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2015.

External links

Festschrift profile for Myers

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 109961569 LCCN: n50027832

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