Richard O. Rigsby, PhD, ThD Legacy Professor
Education:
- College of William and Mary and George Washington University, graduate work
- Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, ThD and PhD
- Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, BD and MDiv
- John B. Stetson University, AB
Teaching Career:
- Professor of Semitic Languages and Old Testament, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University
- Adjunct Professor of Biblical Studies, Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary
- Associate Professor of Old Testament, Simpson College (mid-1970s)
- Director of the Bible Lands Program, which aids students in connecting the biblical landscape of Turkey, Greece, and Rome with the Bible itself
- Lectured and ministered in several countries around the world
Other Career Highlights:
- Ordained as a Baptist minister
- High involvement with local church ministries throughout the states of California, Kentucky, and Virginia
- Pastor at more than a dozen churches over the course of 40 years
- Intelligence Analyst, United States Army (late 1950s)
- Member of various associations, including theAmerican Academy of Religion, Biblical Archaeology Society, and the Evangelical Theological Society
- Los Angeles Board of Jews for Jesus
Publications:
- Numerous articles for Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary, The Holman Bible Handbook,and The Anchor Bible Dictionary
- Translator of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Job for the New King James Bible; in total translated more than 10% of the Old Testament
- Author of many of the notes and study materials for the Old Testament for the Open Bibleand the Life Recovery Bible
