Peter Campbell Craigie (18 August 1938 – 26 September 1985) was a British biblical scholar. Craigie was born in Lancaster and grew up in

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.Lyle Eslinger, "Peter C. Craigie," in Walter A. Elwell and J. D. Weaver (eds.) ''Bible Interpreters of the 20th Century: A Selection of Evangelical Voices'' (Grand Rapids, Baker, 1999) pp 411-422. He studied successively at the

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, the Prairie College in Alberta, New College at the

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, St. John's College at the

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, the

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, and

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. He then taught at

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, and the

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. He died as the result of a car crash in 1985. Craigie wrote commentaries on '' Deuteronomy'', '' Ezekiel'', the Twelve Prophets, and

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1 – 50. He referred to his approach as "theological-historical" or "theological-scientific". Lyle Eslinger notes that Craigie's approach was "a melding of conservative theological interests and assumptions with the scientific methods of biblical criticism."

Tremper Longman 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''. Biograp ...

describes him as being "among the best of recent evangelical interpreters" as well as "an astute theologian and philologist". In 1988, a ''

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'' was published in his honour. ''Ascribe to the Lord: Biblical and Other Studies in Memory of Peter C. Craigie'' included contributions from R. K. Harrison,

Kenneth Kitchen Kenneth Anderson Kitchen (born 1932) is a British biblical scholar, Ancient Near Eastern historian, and Personal and Brunner Professor Emeritus of Egyptology and honorary research fellow at the School of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology, Univ ...

, Alan Millard, and

Robert Polzin Robert Polzin is a biblical scholar. He is Professor Emeritus at Carleton University, and has degrees from the University of San Diego and Harvard University. Polzin is best known for a series of volumes in which he attempted a "synchronic, literar ...

. The Canadian Society of Biblical Studies sponsors the biannual Craigie Lecture in his memory.The Craigie Lecture

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