Wednesday, July 2, 2014

2 July 1902 A.D. Mr. (Rev. Dr. Prof.) Everett F. Harrison Born—Presbyterian New Testament Scholar


2 July 1902 A.D.  Mr. (Rev. Dr. Prof.) Everett F. Harrison Born—Presbyterian New Testament Scholar

Harrison, Everett F. Introduction to the New Testament.  Grand Rapids, MI:  William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1974.  A 1990-edition is available at: http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-New-Testament-Everett-Harrison/dp/0802847862/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1377042673&sr=8-4&keywords=everett+f.+harrison

After twenty-five years of teaching seminary as a “double doctor,” this 507-page introduction was motivated by watching his student “grow weary of taking notes diligently from day to day in the classroom” (Preface).  Can’t go to seminary?  Here is one workable and serviceable volume.

Very little is available on Mr. (Rev. Dr. Prof.) Harrison’s life.  He was double-doctored. We have two notes.


EVERETT F. HARRISON (B.A., University of Washington; M.A., Princeton University; Th.B., Princeton Seminary; Th.D., Dallas Theological Seminary; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania), has served as a missionary in China and as a Presbyterian minister in Pennsylvania, though most of his work was in the classroom. He taught both at Dallas Theological Seminary and Fuller Theological Seminary. He is author of numerous books and commentaries including Colossians (Everyman's Bible Commentary), Interpreting Acts: The Expanding Church, and Romans (Expositor's Bible Commentary).

A second source offers the following. http://www.seekgod.ca/charmembers.htm

Charter Members Of Fuller Theological Seminary 

Everett F. Harrison—Born July 2, 1902 he was ordained a Presbyterian minister in 1927. From 1928-1930 he was an instructor in Old Testament at Dallas Theological Seminary, Dallas, Tex. He continued there as professor of New Testament from  1928-30, 1932-35, 1936-40, 1944-47 He became pastor of Third Presbyterian Church, Chester, Pa. from 1940-44 and was a professor of New Testament from 1947 forward at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, Calif.

A writer of Sunday school lesson materials for the American Sunday School Union for twenty-five years, he was also Editor-in Chief- for the Wycliffe Bible Commentary and the author of numerous other books, including, editor of Baker's Dictionary of Theology along with Geoffrey W. Bromiley, and Carl F.H. Henry. Harrison was competent in Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic, German, Latin, and French.

The Gale Group Biography  < http://www.galenet.com > lists the following information. "Education: University of Washington, Seattle, B.A., 1923; Princeton University, A.M., 1927; Princeton Theological Seminary, Th.B., 1927; Dallas Theological Seminary, Th.D., 1938; University of Pennsylvania, Ph.D., 1950. 

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