The Lord Has Called Home One Of His Devoted Scholars: John Sailhamer

[JohnABarnett]

Some of you may know or know of John Sailhamer. I have received word through friends that he passed away yesterday, Jan 9th.

 

I had the privilege of taking some his classes at Biola College in the period 1977-1979. Dr. Sailhamer went on to a remarkable career as a scholar and author. He loved class time and interacting with students. He had an obvious passion for and love of the Scriptures, combining evangelical faith with detailed, open-minded scholarly efforts to understand and communicate the meaning of the Biblical text in it's own terms, in it's original setting, and as we have it.

 

From his Wiki summary:

 

"John Herbert Sailhamer (1946-2017) was professor of Old Testament studies at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary in California. He was president of the Evangelical Theological Society in 2000 and made notable contributions to Old Testament studies."

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Sailhamer

Edited January 10, 2017 by JohnABarnett

[R. Mansfield]

Sad to hear this, John, but thanks for letting everyone know!