John N. Oswalt is an American scholar and distinguished professor of Old Testament at
Asbury Theological Seminary
Asbury Theological Seminary is a Christian Wesleyan seminary in the historical Methodist tradition located in Wilmore, Kentucky. It is the largest seminary of the Wesleyan-Holiness movement. It is known for its advocacy of egalitarianism, giving ...
. He teaches in theology, Old Testament and ancient semitic languages including Hebrew. He is the author of 11 scholarly books; foremost is the 2-volume commentary on the
Book of Isaiah in the
New International Commentary on the Old Testament
The New International Commentary on the Old Testament is a series of commentaries in English on the text of the Old Testament in Hebrew. It is published by the William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. The series editors are Robert L. Hubbard, Jr ...
series. ''Exodus: The Way Out'' (2013) is a recent work. Oswalt adheres to single, unitary authorship of the Book of Isaiah. Numerous scholarly journals, biblical encyclopedias and academic religious periodicals have included articles by him.
Education
Oswalt earned his B.A. at
Taylor University
Taylor University is a private, interdenominational, evangelical Christian university in Upland, Indiana. Founded in 1846, it is one of the oldest evangelical Christian universities in the country.
The university is named after Bishop Willia ...
. He further earned a B.D. and Th.M. from Asbury Theological Seminary and a M.A. and Ph.D. from
Brandeis University
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History and Career
Oswalt is an ordained minister in the
United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a worldwide mainline Protestant denomination based in the United States, and a major part of Methodism. In the 19th century, its main predecessor, the Methodist Episcopal Church, was a leader in evangelic ...
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Isaiah
Most Scholars believe that Isaiah had multiple authors, which John N. Oswalt disputes. He argued that the source of all the chapters in the book of Isaiah are from Isaiah, though the book could have been assembled over the years from his collected works. He wrote that in the Dead Sea Scrolls, Isaiah is a single scroll with no signs of change between chapters 39 and 40. Also as far as we know the book has always existed in one collection called "Isaiah".
I'm not at all sure that Isaiah himself wrote the book as we have it. However, I do believe that all that is in the book originated with Isaiah and probably that his disciples then were the ones who collected what he said and commented on and put it in its present form.” —Dr. John Oswalt
Selected works
Oswalt's books and articles include:
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External links
John H. Oswalt Asbury Faculty Page
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Living people
Arminian ministers
Arminian theologians
Asbury Theological Seminary faculty
Trinity International University faculty
Taylor University alumni
Asbury Theological Seminary alumni
Brandeis University alumni
American Methodist clergy
1940 births