Craig A. Evans | |
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Born | January 21, 1952 |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Payzant Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Acadia Divinity College in Wolfville Houston Baptist University |
Known for | American biblical scholar |
Awards | D.Habil. by the Karoli Gaspard Reformed University in Budapest |
Academic background | |
Education | Claremont McKenna College, Western Baptist Seminary |
Alma mater | Claremont Graduate University |
Academic work | |
Discipline | New Testament studies |
Institutions |
McMaster University Trinity Western University |
Craig Alan Evans is an evangelical New Testament scholar and author. He is a prolific writer with 70 books and over 500 journal articles and reviews to his name.
He earned his Bachelor of Arts in history and philosophy from Claremont McKenna College, a Master of Divinity from Western Baptist Seminary in Portland, Oregon, and his Master of Arts and Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from Claremont Graduate University in southern California.
He is John Bisagno Distinguished Professor of Christian Origins at Houston Baptist University. Prior to Houston Baptist, he was Payzant Distinguished Professor of New Testament and director of the graduate program at Acadia Divinity College in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, a visiting assistant professor of religious studies at McMaster University and a professor of biblical studies at Trinity Western University. Evans' research has led to conferences on subjects including the Dead Sea Scrolls, and archaeology of the Bible.
Evans served as editor of the Bulletin for Biblical Research from 1994 to 2005.
Evans is the author or editor of over 50 books, some of which are listed below: