Lee Martin McDonald

Rev. Lee Martin McDonald, Ph.D. Professor of New Testament Studies President, Institute for Biblical Research, (2006-2012) Retired EDUCATION B.A., Biola University, La Mirada, California, 1964. B.D., Talbot Theological Seminary, La Mirada, California 1969. (Magna Cum Laude) Th.M., Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1985 (Honors). Major in New Testament History and Patristics. Thesis: An Examination of the Origins of the Christian Biblical Canon. (Supervised by Professor Helmut Koester) Ph.D., University of Edinburgh, Scotland, 1976. Focus: New Testament Studies. Thesis title: The Resurrection of Jesus in History and Faith. (Supervisor: Professor Hugh A. Anderson) I have published several books and articles on canon formation, that is the origin and development of the Bible, as well as other New Testament themes. I continue to give courses and lectures in New Testament subjects at various institutions as well as in various churches and pastoral associations.