Bruce M. Metzger
Bruce M. Metzger | |
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| Born | Bruce Manning Metzger February 9, 1914 |
| Died | February 13, 2007 (aged 93) Princeton, New Jersey, US |
| Spouse |
Isobel Metzger (m. 1944) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Thesis | Studies in a Greek Gospel Lectionary (Greg. 303) (1942) |
| Academic work | |
| Era | 20th century |
| Discipline | Biblical studies |
| Institutions | Princeton Theological Seminary |
| Notable students | Greg Boyd, Bart D. Ehrman, Michael J. Gorman |
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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. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1986.