Brevard s childs biography

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          In Memoriam: Brevard S. Childs Influential Old Testament scholar, beloved teacher

          Brevard S. Childs, Sterling Professor Emeritus of Divinity and one of the most influential Old Testament scholars of the 20th century, died June 23 in New Haven.

          Brevard Springs Childs was an American Old Testament scholar and Professor of Old Testament at Yale University from until , who is considered one of the most influential biblical scholars of the 20th century.

        1. Brevard S. Childs (), Old Testament professor at Yale University from until he retired in Childs had a significant positive influence in.
        2. Brevard Springs Childs (September 2, – June 23, ) was an.
        3. Childs grew up in Southern Presbyterian churches [sic] and studied at the University of Michigan (A.B.
        4. Brevard S. Childs, Sterling Professor Emeritus of Divinity and one of the most influential Old Testament scholars of the 20th century, died June 23 in New.

          5. He was 83 years old.

          “I can think of no person who made a greater contribution to the work of unifying the Bible, theology and church life together in a very serious way, not in a flimsy or a pious way,” says Christopher Seitz, a Biblical scholar at the University of Toronto who was Childs’ student, colleague and friend.

          “I think of him as a sort of Isaiah figure who was given a very hard job to preach and teach but never complained. He just went about his business in a hopeful way.”
          As an Old Testament professor at Yale Divinity School (YDS) from 1958 to 1999, Childs shaped several generations of students and helped define new approaches to pos