Willem A. VanGemeren (born 7 April 1943) is Professor Emeritus of

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and Semitic Languages at

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. He is the author of a number of books, including Interpreting the Prophetic Word (

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) and a commentary on

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in the Expositor's Bible Commentary series (Zondervan). He was a senior editor of the five-volume work'' The New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis'' in which ten essays have been compiled to thoroughly explain proper

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and

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. He is a member of the

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, the

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, and the

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Life and education

VanGemeren was born to Jacobus Johannes Van Gemeren and Sarah Cornelia Langeveld in Boskoop,

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, during World War II, and moved to the United States in 1962. VanGemeren studied at

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and earned a BA from

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. He finished a BD in theology at

Westminster Theological Seminary Westminster Theological Seminary is a Protestant theological seminary in the Reformed theological tradition in Glenside, Pennsylvania. It was founded by members of the faculty of Princeton Theological Seminary in 1929 after Princeton chose to t ...

and studied as a graduate student in

Hebrew University The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...

in Jerusalem. He earned MA and PhD degrees in the field of Old Testament at the

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. VanGemeren taught at

Geneva College Geneva College is a private Christian college in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1848, in Northwood, Ohio, the college moved to its present location in 1880, where it continues to educate a student body of about 1400 traditional undergra ...

and

Reformed Theological Seminary Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS) is a theological seminary in the Reformed theological tradition with campuses in multiple locations in the United States. Founded by conservatives in the Southern Presbyterian Church, the Presbyterian Church i ...

for eighteen years, and taught at

Selected publications

Books

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Editorial Work: Academic Resources

''The New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis''. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1997. Translated into Arabic and Portuguese. . ''Guide to Old Testament Theology and Exegesis''. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1999. .

Chapters Contributed to Edited Works

(1988). Systems of Continuity. In: J. Feinberg, ed., ''Continuity and Discontinuity: Perspectives on the Relationship between the Old and New Testaments in Honor of S. Lewis Johnson, Jr.''. Westchester: Crossway, pp. 37–62. . (1992). Israel and the Church: A Response. In Craig Blaising and Darrell Bock eds.'', Dispensationalism, Israel and the Church''. Grand Rapids: Zondervan. . (1993) The Law is the Perfection of Righteousness in Jesus Christ - a Reformed Perspective. In Wayne Strickland ed., ''Five Views on the Law, the Gospel, and the Christian Life''. Grand Rapids: Zondervan. Now published as ''Five Views of Law and Gospel''. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996. . (1995). Oracles of Salvation. In Brent Sandy and Ronald L. Giese eds., ''Cracking Old Testament Codes: A Guide to Interpreting the Literary Genres of the Old Testament''. Nashville: Broadman and Holman, pp. 139–55. . (2011) Our Missional God: Redemptive Historical Preaching and the Missio Dei. In Jason Van Vliet ed., ''Living Waters from Ancient Springs: Essays in Honor of Cornelis Van Dam''. Eugene, Oregon: Pickwick, pp. 198–217. . (2011) with Andrew Abernethy. The Spirit of God and the Future. In David G. Firth and Paul D. Wegner eds., ''Presence, Power, and Promise: The Role of the Spirit of God in the Old Testament''. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, pp. 321–45. . (2012) with Jason Stanghelle. Psalms Superscriptions and Critical Realistic Interpretation of the Psalms. In James K. Hoffemeier and Dennis R. Magary eds., ''Do Historical Matters matter to Faith?: A Critical Appraisal of Modern and Postmodern Approaches to Scripture''. Wheaton: Crossway, pp. 281–302. . (2013) Entering the Textual World of the Psalms: Literary Analysis. In Andrew J. Schmutzer and David M. Howard eds., ''The Psalms: Language for all Seasons of the Soul.'' Chicago: Moody Publishers, pp. 29–48. . (2015) God’s Faithfulness, Human Suffering, and the Concluding Hallel Psalms (146-150): A Canonical Study. In Gregg R. Allison and Stephen J. Wellum, eds., ''Building on the Foundations of Evangelical Theology: Essays in Honor of John S. Feinberg''. Wheaton: Crossway, pp. 263–84. .

Contributions to Study Bibles

''Geneva Study Bible''. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1995. . ''NKJV Study Bible''. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1998. . Notes on "Psalms" and "Isaiah" in ''The New Living Translation''. Carol Stream, IL : Tyndale, 2008. . Notes on "Genesis" in ''Gospel Transformation Bible''. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2012. .

Journal and Periodical Articles

"Was Jesus Born in Nazareth?" ''The Presbyterian Guardian,'' Vol. 41 (Dec. 1972)
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"The Sons of God in Genesis 6:1‑4," ''Westminster Theological Journal'' 43 (1981), 320‑348. "Psalm CXXXI: ''K^eg~mûl'': The Problem of Meaning and Metaphor," ''Hebrew Studies'', 23 (1982), 51‑57. Link t
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"Israel as the Hermeneutical Crux in the Interpretation of Prophecy: Part I." Westminster Theological Journal 45 (1983) 132‑145. "Israel as the Hermeneutical Crux in the Interpretation of Prophecy: Part II." ''Westminster Theological Journal'' 46 (1984) 254‑297. "The Spirit of Restoration." ''Westminster Theological Journal'' 50 (1988), 81-102. "Caleb - Ready to Follow God's Orders." ''Decision.'' July–August 1988, 31-33. "`Abba' -- in the Old Testament?" ''Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society'' 31.4 (1988), 385-98
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"Prophets, the Freedom of God, and Hermeneutics," ''Westminster Theological Journal'' 52 (1990), 79-99.

"The Covenant is a Framework for Life and Family," ''Modern Reformation'', March/April 1995, 7-10. "The Prophets: Annotated Bibliography." ''Ministry Magazine''. Tyranno Press (Korean), October 1999-March 2001. “Daniel 9: The Problem of Interpreting the Seventy Weeks,” ''Ministry Magazine''. Tyranno Press (Korean), June 2002. ”''Kenosis'', The Beauty of the Cross, and the Challenge of Social Justice in a Secular Age." (Lecture presented to the Korea Evangelical Theological Society, November 2015). “Christocentricity and Appropriation in Calvin’s Exposition of Daniel,” ''Torch Trinity Journal'' 19:2016, 223-54.

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