- Ralph H. Earle
Ralph H. Earle, Jr. (1908-1995) was a biblical scholar. [Jim Cameron, Eastern Nazarene College historian, refers to Earle as "Professor Ralph Earle, Jr." in 1941. His son is Ralph H. Earle, III. See James R. Cameron, "Eastern Nazarene College—The First Fifty Years, 1900-1950", Nazarene Publishing House (1968), 321.] He was born in
Dighton, Massachusetts onJanuary 17 ,1908 . He diedMay 23 ,1995 , eleven days after suffering a stroke. [ [http://www.galaxie.com/article.php?article_id=5722 Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society: Memorials] ]He authored and edited many scholarly articles and books, including several
Bible commentaries . He served as a pastor inWoonsocket, Rhode Island andEverett, Massachusetts while on faculty atalma mater Eastern Nazarene College inQuincy, Massachusetts from 1933 to 1945. He was an ordained minister in theChurch of the Nazarene .Earle was founding Professor of New Testament at
Nazarene Theological Seminary inKansas City, Missouri from 1945 to 1977 and served on the Committee on Bible Translation for theNew International Version of theBible . [ [http://www.beaconhillbooks.com/nphweb/html/bhol/contributor.jsp?contrib=1284&name=Ralph+Earle Beacon Hill Press information on Ralph Earle] ] [ [http://www.zondervan.com/Cultures/en-US/Authors/Author.htm?ContributorID=EarleR&QueryStringSite=Zondervan Zondervan on Ralph Earle] ] [ [http://www.anderson.edu/sot/about/Newell.pdf Newell Lectures in Biblical Studies at Anderson] ] Earle joined theEvangelical Theological Society as a charter member in 1950, served on the executive committee from 1958 to 1966, and was president in 1962.Education
Earle completed his
undergraduate work and earned aBachelor of Arts fromEastern Nazarene College before earning hisMaster's degree fromBoston University . He completed BD and ThD programs atGordon Divinity School before pursuingpostdoctoral studies atEdinburgh University inScotland , Episcopal Theological School, andHarvard University . He also held an honoraryD.D. from Eastern Nazarene. [ [http://www.moodypublishers.com/Publishers/default.asp?SectionID=DA0DB250205240A3B2D27CB97458709F&action=view_details&subid=C6BE1A5E8E1D352E616F1F201453CB22 Moody Publishers at Moody Bible Institute on Ralph Earle] . Honorary because ENC does not offer a Doctor of Divinity degree.]Works
* "How We Got Our Bible"
* "Word Meanings in the New Testament"
* "Beacon Bible Commentary" (New Testament editor)
* "Wesleyan Bible Commentary" (New Testament editor)
* "Adam Clarke's Commentary", One-Volume Edition (editor/abridger)
* "Expositor's Bible Commentary" (contributor)Notes and references
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