Metzger, Bruce Manning

Metzger, Bruce Manning
▪ 2008

      American biblical scholar

born Feb. 9, 1914 , Middletown, Pa.

died Feb. 13, 2007 , Princeton, N.J.
oversaw the publication (1990) of the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible—admired for its integrity, accuracy, and elegance—and wrote many books, some of which were regarded as standards in the field of textual criticism. Metzger taught at Princeton Theological Seminary from 1940, becoming George L. Collord Professor of New Testament Language and Literature in 1964. He was a member of the Greek New Testament Project. His books included The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration (1964), The Early Versions of the New Testament: Their Origin, Transmission, and Limitations (1977), and Breaking the Code: Understanding the Book of Revelation (1993), and he was coeditor of The Oxford Companion to the Bible (1993).

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