Walter Alexander Elwell (born April 29, 1937) is an evangelical theological academic. He is most noted for his editorial output numbering several evangelical standard reference works. He taught at
Wheaton College Wheaton College may refer to:
* Wheaton College (Illinois), a private Christian, coeducational, liberal arts college in Wheaton, Illinois
* Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
Wheaton College is a private liberal arts college in Norton, Massachus ...
, Illinois from 1975 to 2003 before retirement and is now professor emeritus of Bible and Theology at Wheaton College.
Elwell was educated at Wheaton College where he earned his B.A. and M.A. He was awarded his Ph.D. in 1970 from the
University of Edinburgh after spending time at then attended the
University of Chicago and
University of Tübingen. He consulted for both the
Evangelical Christian Publishers Association
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Christians () are people who follow or adhere to ...
and the
Evangelical Book Club. He is also a member of the
Society of Biblical Literature
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,
Institute for Biblical Research
The Institute for Biblical Research established in 1973 is "an organization of evangelical Christian scholars with specialties in Old and New Testament and in ancillary disciplines". It describes its vision as "to foster excellence in the pursuit ...
,
Evangelical Theological Society, and
Chicago Society of Biblical Research.
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Elwell was born in Miami, Florida, United States and is married to Barbara Jean Elwell.][
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Selected works
Books
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References
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1937 births
Living people
Bible commentators
Wheaton College (Illinois) faculty
Wheaton College (Illinois) alumni
University of Chicago alumni
University of Tübingen alumni
Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
People from Miami