Contributors to The ESV Global Study Bible

Editorial Oversight Committee

The following people comprise the Editorial Oversight Committee, which developed the concept, selected the contributors, and provided general oversight and final approval of the ESV Global Study Bible content and design.

Theological Editor
J. I. Packer
Regent College (Canada)
D.Phil., The University of Oxford

Global Editor
Ajith Fernando
National Director, Youth for Christ (Sri Lanka)
D.D., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Asbury Theological Seminary

General Editor
Wayne Grudem
Phoenix Seminary
Ph.D., The University of Cambridge

Old Testament Editor
C. John Collins
Covenant Theological Seminary
Ph.D., The University of Liverpool

New Testament Editor
Thomas R. Schreiner
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary

Executive Editor
Lane T. Dennis
Crossway
Ph.D., Northwestern University

Project Director
Dane Ortlund
Crossway
Ph.D., Wheaton College

Contributors to Articles for the Global Church

The Importance of the Global Church
How Chuang Chua (Singapore)
Academic Dean, Hokkaido Bible Institute, Sapporo (Japan)
Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

The Great Truths of the Bible
Matthew Ebenezer (India)
Professor of Church History, New Theological College (Dehradun, India)
Ph.D., Westminster Theological Seminary

Mission and Evangelism
Ajith Fernando (Sri Lanka)
National Director, Youth for Christ (Sri Lanka)
D.D., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Asbury Theological Seminary

Personal Ethics
Benyamin F. Intan (Indonesia)
President, STT Reformed Injili Internasional, Jakarta (Indonesia)
Ph.D., Boston College

The Reliability and Authority of the Bible
In Whan Kim (South Korea)
President and Professor of Old Testament, Chongshin University and Theological Seminary (Seoul)
Ph.D., University of Wales

Social Ethics
James H. O. Kombo (Kenya)
Vice-chancellor and Professor of Theology, Daystar University (Kenya)
Ph.D., University of Stellenbosch

The Value and Dignity of Human Life
Chee-Chiew Lee (Singapore)
Assistant Professor of New Testament, Singapore Bible College
Ph.D., Wheaton College

How to Read and Understand the Bible
Conrad Mbewe (Zambia)
Pastor, Kabwata Reformed Baptist Church; Principal, Reformed Baptist Preachers’ College (Zambia)
M.A., University of Pretoria

How to Apply the Bible in Daily Life
Conrad Mbewe (Zambia)
Pastor, Kabwata Reformed Baptist Church; Principal, Reformed Baptist Preachers’ College
M.A., University of Pretoria

Major World Religions
Harold A. Netland
Professor of Philosophy of Religion and Intercultural Studies, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School

Marvin R. Wilson
Professor of Biblical Studies, Gordon College
Ph.D., Brandeis University

Biblical Ethics: An Introduction
Dieumeme Noelliste (Jamaica)
Professor of Theological Ethics, Denver Seminary
Ph.D., Northwestern University

The Purpose and Role of Government
Michael Oh (Japan)
President, Christ Bible Institute and Seminary (Japan)
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Marriage and Sexual Morality
Yusufu Turaki (Nigeria)
Professor of Systematic Theology and Ethics, ECWA Theological Seminary (Nigeria)
Ph.D., Boston University

God’s Global Plan of Salvation
Philemon Yong (Cameroon)
Professor of New Testament and Theology, Cameroon Baptist Theological Seminary
Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Global Message Contributors

Michael Oh (Japan)
President, Christ Bible Institute and Seminary (Japan)
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Jerry Hwang (Singapore)
Assistant Professor of Old Testament, Singapore Bible College
Ph.D., Wheaton College

Christopher A. Beetham
Associate Professor of Biblical Studies, Evangelical Theological College; Associate Professor of New Testament, Ethiopian Graduate School of Theology (Addis Ababa)
Ph.D., Wheaton College

Dane Ortlund
Project Director, Global Study Bible
Ph.D., Wheaton College

Study Note Contributors

The following people were responsible for writing the original ESV Study Bible notes, as indicated below for each book of the Bible. In many cases more than one person contributed to the writing of the notes for specific books, and the notes for each of the books involved many levels of review, editing, and abridging for the Global Study Bible. The final notes as they appear in the Global Study Bible, therefore, are the result of a collaborative effort, and in some cases may include content or views differing from those of individual contributors.

Genesis
T. Desmond Alexander
Union Theological College (Belfast)
Ph.D., The Queen’s University of Belfast

Exodus
Kenneth Laing Harris
Covenant Theological Seminary
Ph.D., The University of Liverpool

Leviticus
John Currid
Reformed Theological Seminary (Charlotte)
Ph.D., The University of Chicago

Nobuyoshi Kiuchi
Tokyo Christian University
Ph.D., Council for National Academic Awards (UK)

Jay A. Sklar
Covenant Theological Seminary
Ph.D., The University of Gloucestershire

Numbers
Gordon J. Wenham
Trinity Theological College (Bristol)
Ph.D., King’s College, The University of London

Deuteronomy
Paul Barker
Holy Trinity Doncaster (Australia)
Ph.D., The University of Gloucestershire

Joshua
V. Philips Long
Regent College (Canada)
Ph.D., The University of Cambridge

Judges
David M. Howard Jr.
Bethel Seminary (St. Paul)
Ph.D., The University of Michigan

Ruth
Ronald Bergey
Faculté Libre de Théologie Réformée (France)
Ph.D., Dropsie University

1 and 2 Samuel
David Toshio Tsumura
Japan Bible Seminary (Tokyo)
Ph.D., Brandeis University

1 and 2 Kings
Iain W. Provan
Regent College (Canada)
Ph.D., The University of Cambridge

1 and 2 Chronicles
Brian E. Kelly
Canterbury Christ Church University (England)
Ph.D., The University of Bristol

Ezra
J. Gordon McConville
The University of Gloucestershire
Ph.D., The University of Sheffield

Nehemiah
J. Gordon McConville
The University of Gloucestershire
Ph.D., The University of Sheffield

Esther
Barry G. Webb
Moore Theological College (Australia)
Ph.D., The University of Sheffield

Job
Kenneth Laing Harris
Covenant Theological Seminary
Ph.D., The University of Liverpool

August Konkel
Providence College and Seminary (Manitoba)
Ph.D., Westminster Theological Seminary

Psalms
C. John Collins
Covenant Theological Seminary
Ph.D., The University of Liverpool

Proverbs
Duane A. Garrett
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Baylor University

Kenneth Laing Harris
Covenant Theological Seminary
Ph.D., The University of Liverpool

Ecclesiastes
Max F. Rogland
Erskine Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Leiden University

Song of Solomon
C. John Collins
Covenant Theological Seminary
Ph.D., The University of Liverpool

Andrew Stewart
M.A., Covenant Theological Seminary

Isaiah
Raymond C. Ortlund Jr.
Immanuel Church (Nashville)
Ph.D., The University of Aberdeen

Jeremiah
Paul R. House
Beeson Divinity School, Samford University
Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Lamentations
Paul R. House
Beeson Divinity School, Samford University
Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Ezekiel
David J. Reimer
The University of Edinburgh
D.Phil., The University of Oxford

Daniel
Iain M. Duguid
Grove City College
Ph.D., The University of Cambridge

Paul D. Wegner
Phoenix Seminary
Ph.D., King’s College, The University of London

Hosea
Robert I. Vasholz
Covenant Theological Seminary
Th.D., The University of Stellenbosch

Joel
W. Brian Aucker
Covenant Theological Seminary
Ph.D., The University of Edinburgh

Amos
John Oswalt
Wesley Biblical Seminary
Ph.D., Brandeis University

Obadiah
Paul R. Raabe
Concordia Seminary (St. Louis)
Ph.D., The University of Michigan

Jonah
Mark D. Futato
Reformed Theological Seminary (Orlando)
Ph.D., The Catholic University of America

Micah
W. Brian Aucker
Covenant Theological Seminary
Ph.D., The University of Edinburgh

Dennis R. Magary
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Ph.D., The University of Wisconsin, Madison

Nahum
Walter A. Maier III
Concordia Theological Seminary (Ft. Wayne)
Ph.D., Harvard University

Habakkuk
Paul D. Wegner
Phoenix Seminary
Ph.D., King’s College, The University of London

Zephaniah
David W. Baker
Ashland Theological Seminary
Ph.D., The University of London

Haggai
W. Brian Aucker
Covenant Theological Seminary
Ph.D., The University of Edinburgh

Zechariah
Iain M. Duguid
Grove City College
Ph.D., The University of Cambridge

Malachi
Gordon P. Hugenberger
Park Street Church (Boston)
Ph.D., C.N.A.A., College of St. Paul and Mary/Oxford Centre for Postgraduate Hebrew Studies

Matthew
Michael J. Wilkins
Talbot School of Theology, Biola University
Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary

Mark
Hans F. Bayer
Covenant Theological Seminary
Ph.D., The University of Aberdeen

Luke
Wayne Grudem
Phoenix Seminary
Ph.D., The University of Cambridge

Thomas R. Schreiner
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary

John
Andreas J. Köstenberger
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

Acts
John B. Polhill
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Romans
Thomas R. Schreiner
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary

1 Corinthians
Frank S. Thielman
Beeson Divinity School, Samford University
Ph.D., Duke University

2 Corinthians
Scott J. Hafemann
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
D.Theol., Eberhard-Karls-Universitat Tübingen

Galatians
Simon J. Gathercole
The University of Cambridge
Ph.D., The University of Durham

Ephesians
S. M. Baugh
Westminster Seminary California
Ph.D., The University of California, Irvine

Philippians
Sean M. McDonough
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Ph.D., The University of St. Andrews

Colossians
Clinton E. Arnold
Talbot School of Theology, Biola University
Ph.D., The University of Aberdeen

1 and 2 Thessalonians
Colin Nicholl
Research scholar
Ph.D., The University of Cambridge

1 and 2 Timothy
Ray Van Neste
Union University
Ph.D., The University of Aberdeen

Titus
Ray Van Neste
Union University
Ph.D., The University of Aberdeen

Philemon
Clinton E. Arnold
Talbot School of Theology, Biola University
Ph.D., The University of Aberdeen

Hebrews
David W. Chapman
Covenant Theological Seminary
Ph.D., The University of Cambridge

James
Grant R. Osborne
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Ph.D., The University of Aberdeen

1 Peter
Thomas R. Schreiner
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary

2 Peter
Doug Oss
Assemblies of God Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Westminster Theological Seminary

Thomas R. Schreiner
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary

1, 2 and 3 John
Robert W. Yarbrough
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Ph.D., The University of Aberdeen

Jude
Doug Oss
Assemblies of God Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Westminster Theological Seminary

Thomas R. Schreiner
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary

Revelation
Dennis E. Johnson
Westminster Seminary California
Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary

Other Contributors

Introduction: A User’s Guide to the ESV Global Study Bible
Lane T. Dennis
Crossway
Ph.D., Northwestern University

Wayne Grudem
Phoenix Seminary
Ph.D., The University of Cambridge

Overview of the Bible
Vern S. Poythress
Westminster Theological Seminary
D.Theol., The University of Stellenbosch

The Theology of the Old Testament
C. John Collins
Covenant Theological Seminary
Ph.D., The University of Liverpool

The Theology of the New Testament
Thomas R. Schreiner
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary

Maps
David Barrett (biblemapper.com)

Illustrations
Maltings Partnership (Derby, England)

Geography Editor
Barry J. Beitzel
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Ph.D., Dropsie University

Archaeological and Architectural Reconstruction Editor
Leen Ritmeyer
Ritmeyer Archaeological Design
Ph.D., The University of Manchester

Old Testament Archaeology Editor
John Currid
Reformed Theological Seminary (Charlotte)
Ph.D., The University of Chicago

New Testament Archaeology Editor
David W. Chapman
Covenant Theological Seminary
Ph.D., The University of Cambridge

Assistant Editor for Research
Travis Buchanan
M.Div., Phoenix Seminary

Consulting Contributors

Old Testament Consultants
W. Brian Aucker
Covenant Theological Seminary
Ph.D., The University of Edinburgh

Kenneth Laing Harris
Covenant Theological Seminary
Ph.D., The University of Liverpool

Paul R. House
Beeson Divinity School, Samford University
Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

David J. Reimer
The University of Edinburgh
D.Phil., The University of Oxford

Gordon J. Wenham
Trinity Theological College (Bristol)
Ph.D., King’s College, The University of London

New Testament Consultants
Darrell L. Bock
Dallas Theological Seminary
Ph.D., The University of Aberdeen

John C. DelHousaye
Phoenix Seminary
Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary

Grant R. Osborne
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Ph.D., The University of Aberdeen

Robert H. Stein
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary

Archaeological Consultant
James K. Hoffmeier
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Ph.D., The University of Toronto

Old Testament Charts Consultants
W. Brian Aucker
Covenant Theological Seminary
Ph.D., The University of Edinburgh

Kenneth Laing Harris
Covenant Theological Seminary
Ph.D., The University of Liverpool

Gregory R. Perry
Covenant Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Union Theological Seminary (Richmond)

Paul D. Wegner
Phoenix Seminary
Ph.D., The University of London

New Testament Charts Consultants
James M. Hamilton Jr.
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

John C. DelHousaye
Phoenix Seminary
Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary