William Andrew Irwin (6 December 1884, in

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, Canada – April 1967, in

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, USA), was a Canadian educator. He was Professor of Old Testament Languages and Literature at the

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and the

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, Wheaton,

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, where his papers can be found today. He earned a B.A., M.A., and B.D. from

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Selected books

*''The Old Testament, Keystone of Human Culture'' (New York: Henry Schuman, 1952). *''The Problem of Ezekiel'' (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1943). *(With I. M. Price et al.) ''The Ancestry of our English Bible'' (New York: Harper and Brothers, 1949). *(With H. Frankfort et al.) ''The Intellectual Adventure of Ancient Man'' (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1946). *(With J.M.P. Smith) ''The Prophets and their Times'' (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1941). *(

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) Edward C. Hobbs, ed. ''A Stubborn Faith: Papers on Old Testament and Related Subjects Presented to Honor William A. Irwin'' (Dallas: Southern Methodist University Press, 1956).

References

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