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19 - Biographical Sketches for EVIDENCE – Combined Documents A Achtemeier, Elizabeth (1926 – 2002) Elizabeth Achtemeier was an adjunct professor of Bible and homiletics at Union Theological Seminary as well as a long-time member of the Theological Task Force on Peace, Unity, and Purity. Achtemeier is a graduate of Union Theological Seminary and did postgraduate work at Heidelberg University (Germany) and Basel University (Switzerland) before earning a PhD in Old Testament from Columbia University. Her work as a scholar, preacher, and lecturer earned her recognition as one of the leading evangelical voices in the Presbyterian Church. Ackroyd, Peter Runham (1917 – 2005) Peter Runham Ackroyd was a British biblical scholar, Anglican priest, and former Congregational minister. From 1961 to 1982 he was the Samuel Davidson Professor of Old Testament Studies at the University of London. He was also president of the Society of Old Testament Study in 1972. Ordained a Congregational minister in 1940, Ackroyd was drawn to Anglicanism in the 1950s and was ordained in the Church of England in 1958. He later became a lecturer and then a full professor at several British universities. Ackroyd's research focused on the Old Testament and he authored a number of books. Adams, Matthew J. Matthew Adams is director of the Albright Institute of Archaeological Research, Jerusalem, and president of American Archaeology Abroad Inc. Adams holds an MA and PhD from the Department of History and Religious Studies at Pennsylvania State University and teaches the languages and literatures of Europe and the Americas at the University of Hawaii, Manoah. Adams was the director of the Jezreel Valley Regional Project. His work includes: The Early Dynastic through Old Kingdom Stratification at Tell er-Rub'a, Mendes, The Books of Kings: Sources, Composition, Historiography and Reception, and From Gods to God: Essays on the Social and Political Dynamics of Cosmologies in the Iron Age. Adler, Mortimer Jerome (1902 – 2001) Mortimer Jerome Adler was a philosopher and influential author who served as a philosophy of law professor at the University of Chicago. Adler earned a PhD at Columbia University. For 1 Josh McDowell Ministry | www.Josh.org many years he served as the director of the Institute of Philosophical Research and the chairman of the Board of Editors for Encyclopedia Britannica. His work includes: Dialectic, How to Read a Book, How to Think About God, Ten Philosophical Mistakes, Truth in Religion, and The Four Dimensions of Philosophy. Ahituv, Shmuel (1935 - Shmuel Ahituv is head of the Bible, Archaeology, and Ancient Near Eastern Studies Department at Ben-Gurion University (Israel) and founder of the BGU Press. Ahituv recently won the Israel Prize in Biblical Research and is considered one of Israel’s leading Bible scholars. He completed his studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and soon after became the editor of the Biblical Encyclopedia. After serving as editor, Ahituv initiated the Biblical Encyclopedia Library which has already published 25 volumes. Ahlström, G. W. (1919 – 1992) G. W. Ahlström was professor emeritus of Old Testament and ancient Palestinian studies at the University of Chicago where he taught for 25 years. Ahlstrom received a LTh and a doctorate from the University of Uppsala (Sweden) where he would stay and teach for 10 years after graduation. While teaching, Ahlstrom participated in many archaeological excavations and surveys in Israel. His work includes: The History of Ancient Palestine for which he received a Guggenheim Fellowship. Aharoni, Yohanan (1919 – 1976) Yohanan Aharoni was born in Germany but immigrated early in his life to Palestine. Aharoni studied archeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and later became chairman of the Department of Near East Studies and chairman of the Institute of Archeology at Tel-Aviv University. During his career, Aharoni participated in many excavations including: Ramat Rachel, Tel Arad, Tel Be'er Sheva, Tel Hazor, and Lachish. Yohanan was on the team that studied the ancient roadways in the Negev and participated in the discovery of the Bar Kokhba caves in the Dead Sea region. Aharoni’s work includes: The Land of the Bible: A Historical Geography, Carta Bible Atlas, and Beer-Sheba I: Excavations at Tel Beer-Sheba. Albrecht, Alt (1883 – 1956) Alt Albrecht was a German theologian and professor at the University of Basel, Halle and Leipzig. Albrecht studied theology at the Friedrich-Alexander-University and the University of Leipzig before moving abroad to study at the German Protestant Institute of Archaeology of the Holy Land in Jerusalem. Albrecht later returned to complete his doctorate at the University of Greifswald. Albrecht was provost at the Evangelical Redeemer Church in Jerusalem. Albrecht’s 2 Josh McDowell Ministry | www.Josh.org work includes: Israel and Egypt, The God of the Fathers: A Contribution to the Prehistory of the Israelite Religion, and A New View on the Origin of the Hyksos. Albright, W.F. (1891 – 1971) W.F. Albright served as professor of Semitic languages at Johns Hopkins University for over 25 years. He holds a doctorate in Semitic languages from Johns Hopkins and served as director of the American School of Oriental Research in Jerusalem for 12 years. Albright served on a myriad of excavations including: Gibeah of Saul, Tell Beit Mirsim, Beth-zur, Bethel, Baluah, and Petra. He also was chief archeologist over excavations at Wadi Bayhan, Hajar Bin Humaid, and Timna in Arabia. Albright’s work includes: The Bible and the Ancient Near East and Archaeology and the Religion of Israel. Aleman, André (1975 - André Aleman PhD is a Dutch professor of cognitive neuropsychiatry at UMCG (University Medical Center Groningen). Aleman’s research into psychiatric disorders of perception, such as hallucinations in schizophrenia, is internationally renowned. He is a winner of the European Young Investigator Award and has received a 1.5 million EUR Vici grant from Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO-VICI). Aleman’s work includes: Hersenspinsels and Het Seniorenbrein (The Older Brain). Alexander, Denis R. Denis R. Alexander serves as fellow and emeritus director of the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion at St Edmund's College, Cambridge. Alexander studied biochemistry as an open scholar at Oxford before obtaining a PhD in neurochemistry at the Institute of Psychiatry in London. While serving as associate professor of biochemistry at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon, Alexander helped found the National Unit of Human Genetics. He served for over ten years as editor of the journal of Science & Christian Belief and currently serves as a member on the executive committee of the International Society for Science and Religion. Alexander’s work includes: Rebuilding the Matrix - Science and Faith in the 21st Century, Beyond Belief Science, Faith and Ethical Challenges and Creation or Evolution - Do We Have to Choose? Alexander, T. Desmond T. Desmond Alexander PhD is senior lecturer in biblical studies at Union Theological College. Alexander previously served for ten years as director of Christian training for the Presbyterian Church in Ireland and lectured in Semitic studies at the Queen's University of Belfast for 3 Josh McDowell Ministry | www.Josh.org eighteen years. Alexander was chairman of the Tyndale Fellowship for Biblical and Theological Research and co-editor of The New Dictionary of Biblical Theology. Alexander’s work includes: The Servant King: The Bible’s Portrait of the Messiah and Discovering Jesus: Why Four Gospels to Portray One Person? Alexeev, Anatolij Anatolij Alexeev is the founder and head of the Department of Biblical Studies at St. Petersburg State University (Russia). Alexeev also serves as a senior researcher for the Institute of Russian literature and editor-in-chief of the Institute for Linguistic Studies at the Russian Academy of Science. He holds a doctorate of philology from the Institute of Linguistics at the Academy of Sciences, USSR, and is the founder/head of the Slavonic Bible Commission for the International Committee of Slavists. Alexeev’s work includes: The New Testament in Greek and Russian, The Gospel of John in the Slavonic Tradition, and Essays and Sketches on History of the Literary Language in Russia. Allis, Oswald T. (1880 – 1973) Oswald T. Allis was an Old Testament scholar and professor of Semitic studies at Princeton Seminary. Allis graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton Theological Seminary before earning his PhD from University of Berlin. He also served as the editor of the Princeton Theological Review from 1918 to 1929. His work includes: The Five Books of Moses, The Unity of Isaiah and The Old Testament: Its Claims and Its Critics. Alter, Robert (1935 - Robert Alter is professor of Hebrew and comparative literature at the University of Berkeley where he has taught since 1967. Alter holds a PhD from Harvard University and has held many fellowships including a Guggenheim Fellowship, a senior fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities, and a fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Jerusalem. Alter is a member of the Council of Scholars at the Library of Congress and is the past president of the Association of Literary Scholars and Critics. He has written two prize- winning volumes on biblical narrative and poetry as well as multiple award-winning translations of the Five Books of Moses. His work includes: Psalms: A Translation with Commentary,