Paul R. House (born 1958) is an American Old Testament scholar, author, and seminary professor who served as 2012 president of the

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. He is professor of

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seminary in

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Biography

He earned his

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Southwest Baptist University Southwest Baptist University (SBU) is a private Baptist university in Bolivar, Missouri. It is affiliated with the Missouri Baptist Convention, which is part of the Southern Baptist Convention. In 2019, it had a total enrollment of 3,280 stude ...

, his

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from the

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, and his

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and

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from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. House taught at

Taylor University Taylor University is a private, interdenominational, evangelical Christian university in Upland, Indiana. Founded in 1846, it is one of the oldest evangelical Christian universities in the country. The university is named after Bishop Willia ...

for ten years before joining the faculty at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1996, where he was appointed by Albert Mohler as the first editor of '' The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology''. From 1999 until 2001, he taught at

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and was a member of the Translation Oversight Committee for the English Standard Version of the Bible. From 2001 until 2004, House was professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College. In 2004, House joined the faculty at Beeson Divinity School, where he continues to serve as Professor of Divinity, teaching Old Testament theology and

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. In 2012, House served as the President of the

Personal life

House is married to Heather, a professional theological editor. His daughter, Molly, also pursued a bachelor's degree of Biblical studies and completed a master in

New Testament The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Chri ...

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Works

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:House, Paul R. 1958 births Living people Southwest Baptist University alumni University of Missouri alumni Southern Baptist Theological Seminary alumni Translators of the Bible into English Old Testament scholars Taylor University faculty Wheaton College (Illinois) faculty Samford University people American biblical scholars Bible commentators