Bio

Dr. Larry L. Walker holds a PhD from Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning. He is Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages at Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary in Memphis. He has taught Hebrew and other ancient languages (such as Aramaic, Akkadian, and Ugaritic) at the seminary level for 30 years. Dr. Walker also served on the International Council of Biblical Inerrancy that drafted the “Chicago Statement on Inerrancy.” He joined the CBT in 1968.

Education

Dropsie College, PhD in Hebrew and Cognate Learning

Publications

“The Use of Capital Letters in Translating Scripture into English”
“Zephaniah,” in the Expositor’s Bible Commentary
Contributor, New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis

Additional Information

Dr. Walker joined the CBT shortly after it was formed. He comments, “I was for many years the youngest member of it. Now I am one of the oldest! The committee has matured together and understands the thinking of others almost like mates in marriage do. We each bring different personalities and background experiences to the work. I can think of times when some issue was illuminated by a member’s background in farming, medicine, chemistry, etc. “The experience of working thousands of hours over several decades with excellent fellow scholars is beyond description. In many ways, this far exceeds all my formal training in preparation for my life’s work.”