C. John Collins

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::summary American biblical scholar (1954-) ::

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Clifford John "Jack" Collins (born 1954) is an engineer and professor of Old Testament at Covenant Theological Seminary, where he has served since 1993.

Life and career

Collins graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) and a Master of Science (M.S.) in computer science and systems engineering. He then earned a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) from Faith Evangelical Lutheran Seminary and a Ph.D. in Biblical Hebrew linguistics from the School of Archaeology and Oriental Studies at the University of Liverpool.

Collins was Old Testament Chairman for the ESV Study Bible, served as ESV Text Editor for The English-Greek Reverse Interlinear New Testament (Crossway, 2006), and is Old Testament Editor of the English Standard Version Study Bible.

He has published numerous articles in technical journals, as well as The New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis. In 2000 his book on the theological and exegetical aspects of divine action, entitled The God of Miracles, was published by Crossway. It was also carried by InterVarsity Press in the UK the following year. His next book, Science and Faith: Friends or Foes? was also published by Crossway in 2003, followed by Genesis 1-4: A Linguistic, Theological, and Literary Commentary, published by P&R (2006).

Collins' recent book Did Adam and Eve Really Exist?: Who They Were and Why You Should Care (Crossway, 2011), in which he highlights the importance to Christian theology of believing that the biblical period fall of man was a historical event. The book explores four biblically defensible views, and how each comports or contrasts with modern theories of human evolution. Collins has been a prominent voice in recent discussion among evangelicals on this topic.

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References

1. Collins, Jack. ""From literary analysis to theological exposition: The Book of Jonah"". Journal of Translation and Textlinguistics 7:1 (1995), 28-44..
2. [https://librarysearch.unwsp.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=01CLIC_UNW:UNWSP&search_scope=LocalPartners&tab=PARTNER&docid=alma991001132579703690&context=L Library search] at [[University of Northwestern – St. Paul]].
3. "C. John Collins".
4. "Covenant Theological Seminary: C. John Collins: Ministry".
5. "Covenant Theological Seminary: C. John Collins: Highlights". Covenant Theological Seminary.
6. Crossway Books. (30 March 2014). "''The ESV Study Bible''". Crossway.
7. "Covenant Theological Seminary: C. John Collins: Scholarship".
8. Richard N. Ostling. (3 June 2011). "The Search for the Historical Adam". [[Christianity Today]].
9. Luiza Oleszczuk. (12 April 2012). "Were Adam and Eve 'Cavemen?' Christian Apologetics Debate Continues". [[The Christian Post]].
10. Peter M. Dietsch. (30 October 2011). "Metro New York Presbytery (PCA) hosts symposium on 'Conversations Surrounding the Historicity of Adam'". The Aquila Report.
11. (April 2012). "The Case for Adam and Eve: Our Conversation with C. John Collins". [[Presbyterian Church in America#Statistics.

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