Mark Lehman Strauss is an American biblical scholar and professor of the
New Testament at Bethel Seminary San Diego, which is part of
Bethel University, Minnesota. His areas of expertise include New Testament Gospels and Bible translation.
Background and education
Strauss earned his
B.A. from
Westmont College, his
M.Div
For graduate-level theological institutions, the Master of Divinity (MDiv, ''magister divinitatis'' in Latin) is the first professional degree of the pastoral profession in North America. It is the most common academic degree in seminary, seminarie ...
and
Th.M.
Master of Theology ( la, Theologiae Magister, abbreviated MTh, ThM, or MTheol) is a post-graduate degree offered by universities, divinity schools, and seminaries. It can serve as a transition degree for entrance into a PhD program or as a stand ...
from
Talbot School of Theology, and his
Ph.D. in
New Testament from
University of Aberdeen.
Prior to joining the faculty at
Bethel Seminary
Bethel University is a private Christian university and seminary in Arden Hills, Minnesota. It was founded in 1871 as a seminary and is affiliated with Converge. The university enrolls 5,600 students in undergraduate, graduate, and seminar ...
in 1993, Strauss taught at
Biola University
Biola University () is a private, nondenominational, evangelical Christian university in La Mirada, California. It was founded in 1908 as the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. It has over 150 programs of study in nine schools offering bachelor's, ...
,
Christian Heritage College, and
Talbot School of Theology. He has also served on the Committee on Bible Translation for the New International Version since 2005.
Strauss is married to his wife Roxanne, a marriage and family therapist; together they have three children.
Selected works
Books
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References
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Bethel University (Minnesota) faculty
Biola University faculty
Living people
American biblical scholars
New Testament scholars
Translators of the Bible into English
Westmont College alumni
Talbot School of Theology alumni
Alumni of the University of Aberdeen
Year of birth missing (living people)