Tremper Longman

Tremper Longman III
Born	Tremper Longman (1952-09-08) September 8, 1952 Princeton, NJ
Occupation	Old Testament scholar, theologian, professor
Spouse(s)	Alice
Children	3 sons
Awards	2009 ECPA Christian Book Award winner
Academic background
Education	Ohio Wesleyan University, Westminster Theological Seminary
Alma mater	Yale University (Ph.D.)
Academic work
Discipline	Biblical studies
Sub discipline	Old Testament studies
Institutions	Westmont College
Notable works	The Book of Ecclesiastes (NICOT) Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry & Writings

Tremper Longman, III (born 8 September 1952) is an Old Testament scholar, theologian, professor and author of several books, including 2009 ECPA Christian Book Award winner Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry & Writings.

Biography

He serves as a Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. He earned his B.A. from Ohio Wesleyan University, his M.Div. from Westminster Theological Seminary, and his M.Phil. and Ph.D. from Yale University.

Prior to joining Westmont in 1998, Longman taught for eighteen years at Westminster in Philadelphia. He has also served as visiting professor at The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology, an adjunct professor at Fuller Theological Seminary, and a guest lecturer at Regent College and the Canadian Theological Seminary.

Longman has contributed to a number of commentaries, including the New International Commentary on the Old Testament (The Song of Solomon and Ecclesiastes), NIV Application Commentary (Daniel), New International Biblical Commentary (Jeremiah and Lamentations), and the Baker Old Testament Wisdom series (Proverbs). In addition, he was the senior translator for the wisdom books on the central committee that produced and now monitors the New Living Translation.

Personal life

He is married to Alice Longman and has three sons.

Selected publications

• - originally published in 2008 as part of the 'New International Biblical Commentary'