Edward J. Young

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Edward J. Young (November 29, 1907 – February 14, 1968) was a Reformed theologian and an Old Testament scholar at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1936 until his death.

Young received an A.B. from Stanford University in 1929, a Th.B. (the equivalent of an M.Div.) and a Th.M. from Westminster Theological Seminary in 1935, and a Ph.D. from Dropsie College in 1943. He was an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA) from 1935-36 and then in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church until his death.

Some of Young's more important works include:

• Old Testament Introduction (1949)
• The Prophecy of Daniel (Bible commentary, 1949)
• My Servants the Prophets (1952)
• Thy Word is Truth (1957)
• The Book of Isaiah (Bible commentary, 1965-1972)

[edit] References

• Biography at Westminster Theological Seminary