Warren C. Trenchard

Warren C. Trenchard

Warren C. Trenchard

PhD, Director, Graduate Programs

Contact Information

Email: wtrenchard@lasierra.edu
Phone: 951-785-2600

Education

  • BA, theology, Andrews University, 1966
  • MA, New Testament, Andrews University, 1968
  • BD, systematic theology, Andrews University, 1968
  • PhD, New Testament and early Christian literature, University of Chicago, 1981. Dissertation: “Ben Sira’s View of Women: A Literary Analysis” (Jonathan Z. Smith, Advisor)

Career and Principal Teaching/Research Interests

Dr. Trenchard served as a member of the faculty and a senior administrator at what is what is now Burman University in Alberta, Canada and at La Sierra University for over thirty-five years. In retirement, he is professor of New Testament and early Christian literature and director of graduate programs in the Richards Divinity School. His principal teaching and research interests include New Testament Greek language; history, backgrounds, and interpretation of the New Testament and its individual documents; and history and literature of Early Christianity.

Research Area Highlights

  • New Testament Studies
  • Gospel Studies
  • Q Studies
  • History of Early Christianity
  • Second Temple Judaism
  • Hellenistic Jewish Literature
  • Biblical Greek Language

Awards

  • University of Chicago Fellowship, 1975 – 1978

Representative Publications

  1. “In the Shadow of the Sanctuary: The 1980 Theological Consultation.” Spectrum 11 (November 1980):26-30.
  2. Ben Sira’s View of Women: A Literary Analysis. Brown Judaic Studies, No. 38. Chico, CA: Scholars Press, 1982.
  3. “Tell el-‘Umeiri Field Locus Sheets.” In Madaba Plains Project: The 1987 Season at Tell el-‘Umeiri and Vicinity and Subsequent Studies. Edited by Larry G. Herr, et al. Berrien Springs, MI: Andrews University Press, 1991. Pages 441-600. (Co-authored with R. William Cash).
  4. The Student’s Complete Vocabulary Guide to the Greek New Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1992.
  5. Published Pottery of Palestine. Atlanta, GA: Scholars Press, 1996. (co-authored with Larry G. Herr).
  6. Complete Vocabulary Guide to the Greek New Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1998. (Revised edition of The Student’s Complete Vocabulary Guide to the Greek New Testament).
  7. Articles in Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2000: ("Barabbas," "Bishop," "Deacon,", "Deaconess," "Joseph," "Nicolaus").
  8. “The Interpretation of the Old Testament in the New: Isaiah, Matthew, and the Virgin.” Spectrum 28 (Winter 2000):16-23. (co-authored with Larry G. Herr).
  9. “Tall al-‘Umayri.” American Journal of Archaeology 105/3 (2001):439-440. (Co-authored with Douglas R. Clark and Larry G. Herr).
  10. “Madaba Plains Project: Excavations at Tall al-‘Umayri, 2000.” Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 45 (2001):237-252. (Co-authored with Douglas R. Clark and Larry G. Herr).
  11. “Madaba Plains Project: Tall al-‘Umayri, 2000.” Andrews University Seminary Studies 40 (2002):105-123. (Co-authored with Douglas R. Clark and Larry G. Herr).
  12. “For the Beauty of the Earth: An Adventist Theology of Ecology,” Spectrum 31 (Summer 2003):31-45.
  13. A Concise Dictionary of New Testament Greek. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003.
  14. Ben Sira’s View of Women: A Literary Analysis. Digital edition. Providence, RI: Brown Judaic Studies, 2020.