Ralph W. Klein
Ralph Walter Klein (born 1936) is an American Old Testament scholar. He is Christ Seminary-Seminex Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.[1]
Klein was born in Springfield, Illinois, and studied at Concordia College in Wisconsin, Concordia Senior College, Concordia Seminary, and Harvard Divinity School. He was ordained as a pastor in the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod in 1966, and taught at Concordia Senior College and Concordia Seminary. After a period as a pastor in St. Louis, Klein taught at Christ Seminary-Seminex before moving to the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.[2]
Klein has written commentaries on 1 Samuel (WBC), 1 Chronicles, and 2 Chronicles. He was editor of Currents in Theology and Mission from 1974 to 2009.
In 2003, a Festschrift was published in his honor. The Chronicler as Theologian: Essays in Honor of Ralph W. Klein included contributions from Robert H. Smith, Gary N. Knoppers and Leslie C. Allen.
References[]
- ^ "Ralph W. Klein". Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ "Curriculum Vitae". Retrieved 13 February 2016.
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