Leslie C. Allen

Leslie C. Allen
OccupationSenior Professor of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Cambridge
Alma materUniversity of London (Ph.D.)(D.D.)
Academic work
DisciplineBiblical studies
Sub-disciplineOld Testament studies
InstitutionsFuller Theological Seminary
Main interestsProphets, Psalms, Chronicles, Ezra-Nehemiah, Lamentations
Notable worksThe Books of Joel, Obadiah, Jonah and Micah (NICOT)
Websitehttp://fuller.edu/faculty/lallen/

Leslie C. Allen was an Old Testament scholar. He was Senior Professor of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary's School of Theology, where he taught in the Hebrew Prophets, OT 'Writings' and OT Exegesis in Lamentations and Psalms. He authored a number of scholarly books, most notably the commentary on the books of Joel, Obadiah, Jonah and Micah in the New International Commentary on the Old Testament series. Also numbers of scholarly journals, biblical encyclopedias and academic religious periodicals have included articles by Allen.