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American scholar, theologian, and academic

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.^[1]

Biography

Longman is Distinguished Scholar of Biblical Studies at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California, where he was the Robert H.

Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies for nineteen years before his retirement in 2017.^[2]

He earned his B.A. from Ohio Wesleyan University, his from Westminster Theological Seminary, and his and Ph.D.

in Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern studies from Yale University.

Prior to joining Westmont in 1998, Longman taught for eighteen years at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia.^{[citation needed]} He has also served as visiting professor at The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology, an adjunc