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Marten Woudstra
Dutch-American pastor, theologian, and academic
Marten Hendrik Woudstra (July 23, 1922 – October 3, 1991)[1] was a Dutch-born evangelical theologian, biblical scholar, seminary professor, and minister of the Christian Reformed Church.
Dr marten woudstra biography for kids
He served as president of the Evangelical Theological Society and as chairman of the Old Testament committee for the translation of the New International Version of the Bible. Woudstra's most notable contribution to evangelical scholarship is the publication of his commentary on the Book of Joshua in the New International Commentary on the Old Testament.[2]
Early life and education
Woudstra was born July 23, 1922, in a Catholic family in Burgum, the Netherlands (then officially called Bergum).
After graduating from a Reformed Gymnasium, he attended the Reformed Theological Seminary in Kampen from 1942 to 1946. He emigrated to the United States, earned his B.D. (1948) and then Th.M. (1949) from Westminster