Larry J. Perkins

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Larry James Perkins (1948) is a Canadian professor emeritus of Biblical Studies at Northwest Centre for Biblical of the Northwest Baptist Seminary and the Associated Canadian Theological Schools of the Trinity Western University.{{sfn|Hatina|2006|pp=11}} He is President Emeritus of Northwest Baptist Seminary.{{sfn|NBS}}

Life

Perkins is married to Judy and they have four children and eleven grandchildren.{{sfn|BRLC}}

= Education =

In 1970 Perkins earned a B.A.(Hon.) in Classical Studies at the University of British Columbia.{{sfn|NSC}} From 1972 he holds a B.A. in theology at the University of Oxford.{{sfn|NSC}} In 1974 Perkins earned a M.A. in Near Eastern Studies at the University of Toronto.{{sfn|NSC}} From 1978 he also earned a M.A. at the University of Oxford.{{sfn|NSC}} From 1980 Perkins holds a PhD in Hebrew, Aramaic/Syriac and Hellenistic Greek (Religious) Language and Literature at the University of Toronto with the doctoral dissertation The place of the Syro-Hexapla in the textual tradition of the Septuagint of Deuteronomy.{{sfn|Perkins|1981}} In 1985 Perkins earned a M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration at the University of British Columbia.{{sfn|NSC}}

= Career =

Perkins is director emeritus of NBS’ Korean Language Programs division and he is one of the founding members of the John William Wevers Institute for Septuagint Studies.{{sfn|BRLC}} Perkins has served as Dean and President of NBS, as well as Dean of Associated Canadian Theological Schools (ACTS), the Graduate School of Theological Studies for Trinity Western University.{{sfn|BRLC}} Perkins is member of the Society of Biblical Literature and the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies (IOSCS).{{sfn|NIMER}}

= Teaching =

From 1978 to 1985 Perkins was an assistant Professor and from 1985 to 1987 an associate professor of Biblical Studiesat Northwest Baptist Theological College.{{sfn|NSC}} From 1987 to 2015 he become professor of Biblical Studies of New Testament at the Northwest Baptist Seminary, ACTS Seminaries.{{sfn|NSC}} From 2011 he is President Emeritus at the Northwest Baptist Seminary.{{sfn|NSC}} From 2015 Perkins is emeritus Professor of Biblical Studies at the Northwest Baptist Seminary/ACTS Seminaries.{{sfn|NSC}}

From 1980 to 1999 Perkins was Academic Dean at Northwest Baptist Theological College (Northwest Baptist Seminary).{{sfn|NSC}} From 1996 to the 2004 Perkins is Academic Dean at the ACTS Seminaries.{{sfn|NSC}}

Awards

  • The John William Wevers Prize in Septuagint Studies.{{sfn|TWU}}

Works

= Thesis =

  • {{cite thesis|date=1981|title=The place of the Syro-Hexapla in the textual tradition of the Septuagint of Deuteronomy|first=Larry James|last=Perkins|type=PhD diss. University of Toronto|publisher=National Library of Canada|location=Ottawa|oclc=15887421}}

= Books =

  • {{cite book|last=Perkins|first=Larry James|date=2017|title=The Pastoral Letters: A handbook on the Greek text|publisher=Baylor University Press|isbn=9781481300391}}

References

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Sources

  • {{cite book|editor-last=Hatina|editor-first=Thomas R.|title=Biblical Interpretation in Early Christian Gospels Volume 1: The Gospel of Mark|volume=304|series=The Library of New Testament Studies|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|date=2006|isbn=9780567381422|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8tneBAAAQBAJ&pg=PR11ty}}
  • {{cite web|last=NBS|title=About Dr. Perkins|url=https://moments.nbseminary.com/about/|publisher=Northwest Baptist Seminary|access-date=2023-11-22}}
  • {{cite web|last=NIMER|title=Larry J. Perkins, PhD|url=https://nimer.ca/larry-j-perkins-phd/|publisher=Northwest Institute for Ministry Education Research|access-date=2023-11-22}}
  • {{cite web|last=TWU|title=Larry Perkins, Ph.D.|url=https://www.twu.ca/profile/larry-perkins|access-date=2023-11-22|publisher=Trinity Western University}}
  • {{cite web|last=ACTS|title=Larry J. Perkins|url=http://www.actsseminaries.com/faculty/larry-perkins/|access-date=2023-11-23}}
  • {{cite web|last=BRLC|title=The Story|url=https://thestory.scriptureunion.ca/writers/|website=Bible Reading League of Canada|access-date=2023-11-23}}
  • {{cite web|last=NSC|title=Larry Perkins, Ph.D. Emeritus Professor of Biblical Studies. Emeritus President|publisher=Northwest Seminary College|url=https://nbseminary.ca/about/faculty-and-staff/larry-perkins/|access-date=2023-11-23}}

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