Gleason Leonard Archer (May 22, 1916 – April 27, 2004) was a Biblical scholar, theologian, educator, and author. Dr. Archer graduated in 1938 with a B.A. from Harvard University (summa cum laude in Classics) and received an LL.B. from Suffolk Law School in 1939. In 1940 he received a masters degree (A.M.) and in 1944 he was awarded a doctorate (Ph.D.) at Harvard University, in Classics. Finally he received his Bachelor of Divinity (B.D.) from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1945. May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... 1916 (MCMXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 - The Royal Army Medical Corps first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Theology is reasoned discourse concerning God (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογος, logos, word or reason). It can also refer to the study of other religious topics. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League. ... Classics, particularly within the Western University tradition, when used as a singular noun, means the study of the language, literature, history, art, and other aspects of Greek and Roman culture during the time frame known as classical antiquity. ... Suffolk University is a private university in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, located in the citys historic Beacon Hill neighborhood. ... The steeple of Alexander Hall Princeton Theological Seminary is one of the worlds leading institutions for graduate theological education and home of the largest theological library in the United States. ...

Dr. Archer served as a Pastor of Park Street Church in Boston from 1945 to 1948. He then became a Professor of Biblical Languages at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California from 1948 to 1965. From 1965 - 1986 he served as a Professor of Old Testament and Semitics at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, Illinois. He became an emeritus faculty member in 1989. The remainder of his life was spent researching and writing, lecturing, and sharing his knowledge with others. Park Street Church, Boston The Park Street Church in Boston, Massachusetts is an active Conservative Congregational Church at the corner of Beacon Street and Park Street. ... Fuller Theological Seminary, located in Pasadena, California, is one of the largest seminaries in the United States. ... Note: Judaism commonly uses the term Tanakh, but not Old Testament, because it does not recognize the concept of a New Testament. ... 14th century BC diplomatic letter in Akkadian, found in Tell Amarna. ... Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS) is a leading evangelical Christian seminary in Deerfield, Illinois. ... Emeritus is a title given to a retired professor, bishop or other professional. ...

In addition, Dr. Archer was one of the fifty original translators of the NASB published in 1971. He also worked on the team which translated the NIV Bible published in 1978. The New American Standard Bible (NASB) an English translation of the Holy Bible. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... The New International Version (NIV) is an English translation of the Christian Bible which is the most popular of the modern translations of the Bible made in the twentieth century. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...

His defense of the doctrine of Biblical inerrancy by proposing harmonisations and exegesis regarding alleged contradictions in the Bible made Archer a well known biblical inerrantist. Dr. Archer believed “One cannot allow for error in history-science without also ending up with error in doctrine.” [1] He was critical of the documentary hypothesis which denies the Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch. [2] Biblical inerrancy is the belief that the Bible, as the inspired Word of God, is without error. ... In international law, harmonisation refers to the process by which different states adopt the same laws. ... This article discusses textual hermeneutics. ... The documentary hypothesis is a hypothesis proposed by many historians and academics in the field of linguistics and source criticism that the Five Books of Moses (the Torah) are in fact a combination of documents from different sources rather than authored by one individual. ... Moses or Móshe (מֹשֶׁה, Standard Hebrew Móše, Tiberian Hebrew Mōšeh, Arabic موسى Musa), son of Amram and his wife, Jochebed, a Levite. ... Torah (תורה) is a Hebrew word meaning teaching, instruction, or law. ...

Bibliography

• Archer, Gleason Leonard. The Book of Job: God's Answer to the Problem of Undeserved Suffering. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, c1982.
• Archer, Gleason Leonard. A descriptive catalog of the Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Biblical coin collection. Deerfield, Ill. : Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1986.
• Archer, Gleason Leonard. Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, c1982. ISBN 0310435706
• Archer, Gleason Leonard. The Epistle to the Romans: A Study Manual. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, c1959.
• Archer, Gleason Leonard. In the Shadow of the Cross. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, c1957.
• Archer, Gleason Leonard. The reception of Pindar in Germany during the eighteenth century". Thesis (Ph. D.)--Harvard University, 1944.
• Archer, Gleason Leonard. A Survey of Old Testament Introduction. Chicago: Moody, C1974.
• Archer, Gleason Leonard and Gregory Chirichigno. Old Testament quotations in the New Testament. Chicago : Moody Press, 1983. ISBN 0802402364
• Archer, Gleason; Paul Feinberg and Douglas Moo. Three Views on the Rapture. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, c1996. ISBN 0310212987
• Archer, Gleason Leonard; Walter C Kaiser and Ronald F Youngblood. A Tribute to Gleason Archer. Chicago : Moody Press, 1986. ISBN 0802487807
• Harris, R. Laird, Gleason Leonard Archer Gleason and Bruce K Waltke. Theological wordbook of the Old Testament. Chicago : Moody Press, 1980. ISBN 0802486312
• Hill, Gary Hill and Gleason Leonard Archer. The Discovery Bible. New American Standard, New Testament (Reference Ed.). Chicago : Moody Press, 1987. ISBN 0802441599
• Jerome, Saint and Gleason Leonard Archer . Jerome's commentary on Daniel. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1958.
• Robbins, David L. Gleason L. Archer. Boston : Suffolk University, 1980

External links

• A Summary Critique of Gleason Archer's "Who Wrote the Bible?"

• Gleason Archer - On Bible inerrancy