川珀·朗曼三世博士 （Tremper Longman III, PhD.）

朗曼博士是韦斯特蒙特学院的圣经研究教授。他在俄亥俄 卫斯理大学获得宗教学的学士（B.A.)，在西敏斯神学院获 道学硕士（M.Div)，在耶鲁大学获古近东研究博士学位 （Ph.D)。

朗曼博士所著及参与写作的书超过二十本，亦有大量专文 发表。他的许多著述是跨学科的。Literary Approaches to Biblical Interpretation (Zondervan, 1987)、Complete Literary Guide to the Bible（撰文并与 Leland Ryken 一同编辑; Zondervan, 1993)和许多文 章都从文学鉴别角度进行圣经研究。

他也与心理学家 Dan Allender 一起撰写了许多书 (Bold Love [NavPress, 1991]; Cry of the Soul [NavPress, 1994], Intimate Allies [Tyndale House Publishers, 1995], Bold Purpose (Tyndale House Publishers, 1997])；一个名为 The Intimate Mystery of Marriage (InterVarsity Press, 2005) 的教会课程；以及最近的书 Breaking the Idols of Your Heart: How to Navigate the Temptations of Life (IVP, 2007)。

他对于历史和历史学的兴趣在 A Biblical History of Israel [与 和 Phil Long 合著; Westminster John Knox, 2003] 中有所表达。他也写过许多解经书，包 括雅歌（Eerdmans)、传道书（Eerdmans)、但以理书（Zondervan)、那鸿书 （Baker)、箴言（Baker)、耶利米书和耶利米哀歌（Hendrickson），和约伯记 （Baker）注释。出版机构 InterVarsity Press 出了他的四本书：How to Read Psalms, How to Read Proverbs, How to Read Genesis, and How to Read Exodus，还 有他参与编辑并有撰文的 The Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry and Writings (IVP)。此外，他还是英文圣经新普及译本（New Living Translation)的 主要译者之一，并担任其他一些常见英文译本（the Message, the New Century Version, and the Holman Standard Bible)的顾问。他最近出版了 The Expanded Bible: New Testament （与 Mark Strauss 和 Dan Taylor 合著），新一代的扩展版圣经。

朗曼与太太爱丽丝 Alice 有三个儿子。他休闲时看电影放松，以打壁球作为锻炼。

Tremper Longman III, PhD.

Dr. Tremper Longman III is the Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies at Westmont College. He earned a B.A. in Religion at , an M.Div. from Westminster Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. in ancient Near Eastern studies from .

Tremper has authored or co-authored over twenty books and written numerous articles. A number of these works are interdisciplinary. His Literary Approaches to Biblical Interpretation (Zondervan, 1987); Complete Literary Guide to the Bible (contributor and co-editor along with Leland Ryken; Zondervan, 1993) and numerous articles approach the study of the Bible through literary criticism.

He also co-authors books with the psychologist Dan Allender (Bold Love [NavPress, 1991]; Cry of the Soul [NavPress, 1994], Intimate Allies [Tyndale House Publishers, 1995], Bold Purpose (Tyndale House Publishers, 1997]), a church curriculum called The Intimate Mystery of Marriage (InterVarsity Press,2005), and most recently Breaking the Idols of Your Heart: How to Navigate the Temptations of Life (IVP, 2007).

His interest in history and historiography is expressed in A Biblical History of Israel [co-authored with Iain Provan and Phil Long; Westminster John Knox, 2003]). He has also written commentaries on Song of Songs (Eerdmans), Ecclesiastes (Eerdmans), Daniel (Zondervan), Nahum (Baker), Proverbs (Baker), Jeremiah and Lamentations (Hendrickson), and Job (Baker). He has written Introducing the Old Testament (Zondervan, 2012) for laypeople as well as a seminary level textbook Introduction to the Old Testament (with R. Dillard, 2nd edition; Zondervan, 2006). For InterVarsity Press, he has produced four books: How to Read Psalms, How to Read Proverbs, and How to Read Genesis, and How to Read Exodus. He co-edited and wrote articles for The Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry and Writings (IVP). In addition, he is one of the main translators of the popular New Living Translation and has served as a consultant on other popular translations of the Bible including the Message, the New Century Version, and the Holman Standard Bible. One of his most recent publication is The Expanded Bible: New Testament (along with Mark Strauss and Dan Taylor), a next generation Amplified Bible.

Tremper and Alice have three sons. For fun, Tremper watches movies to relax and for exercise, he plays squash.