Douglas K. Stuart (born February 8, 1943) is Professor of Old Testament at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, an interdenominational Evangelical Seminary.

Life

Stuart received his

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'' magna cum laude'' from

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in 1964, spent two years at

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, and in 1971 received his PhD in Near Eastern Languages and Literature from

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, on meter in Hebrew Poetry. He also served as the senior pastor of the Linebrook Church of Ipswich, Massachusetts, and was the former senior pastor of Boxford's First Congregational Church. He is the father of eight grown children, four of which he and his wife adopted. He currently resides in Bradford, Massachusetts and watches over two tree farms in

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Writings

His books include ''How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth'', and ''How to Read the Bible Book-By-Book'' (both of which he co-authored with

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scholar and then fellow Gordon-Conwell professor

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); ''Old Testament Exegesis: A Primer for Students and Pastors''; ''Hosea-Jonah'' (

Word Biblical Commentary The Word Biblical Commentary (WBC) is a series of commentaries in English on the text of the Bible both Old and New Testament. It is currently published by the Zondervan Publishing Company. Initially published under the "Word Books" imprint, t ...

); and ''Exodus'' (New American Commentary). His articles have appeared in such publications as ''Christianity Today'' and ''Decision'' magazine. He has been quoted in ''Time'' magazine, and also has appeared in the television series ''Mysteries of the Bible'' and ''Christianity: The First Thousand Years''.

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* * . * . {{DEFAULTSORT:Stuart, Douglas 1943 births Living people American biblical scholars Old Testament scholars American Christian theologians Harvard College alumni Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary faculty Yale Divinity School alumni People from Bradford, Massachusetts