Donald Harold Madvig is a retired American minister, Biblical scholar and professor.

Madvig earned his B.A.

Bachelor of Arts

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 and B.Div.

Bachelor of Divinity

In Western universities, a Bachelor of Divinity is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course taken in the study of divinity or related disciplines, such as theology or, rarely, religious studies....

 from Bethel College and Seminary

Bethel University (Minnesota)

Bethel University is a Christian higher education institution with approximately 6,000 students from 36 countries enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, seminary, and adult education programs...

, his Th.M.

Master of Theology

A Master of Theology is an advanced theological research degree offered by universities, divinity schools, and seminaries.-North America:In North America, the Master of Theology is considered by the Association of Theological Schools to be the minimum educational credential for teaching...

 in New Testament

New Testament

The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....

 from Fuller Theological Seminary

Fuller Theological Seminary

Fuller Theological Seminary is an accredited Christian educational institute with its main campus in Pasadena, California and several satellite campuses in the western United States...

 (1960), and his M.A.

Master of Arts (postgraduate)

A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...

 and Ph.D.

Doctor of Philosophy

Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...

 (1966) in Mediterranean studies from Brandeis University

Brandeis University

Brandeis University is an American private research university with a liberal arts focus. It is located in the southwestern corner of Waltham, Massachusetts, nine miles west of Boston. The University has an enrollment of approximately 3,200 undergraduate and 2,100 graduate students. In 2011, it...

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Madvig joined the faculty at North American Baptist Seminary in 1963 as professor of Old Testament

Old Testament

The Old Testament, of which Christians hold different views, is a Christian term for the religious writings of ancient Israel held sacred and inspired by Christians which overlaps with the 24-book canon of the Masoretic Text of Judaism...

. He later served as professor of biblical literature at North Park Theological Seminary

North Park Theological Seminary

North Park Theological Seminary is a seminary located in the North Park neighborhood of the city of Chicago, Illinois. It is the sole graduate theological school of the Evangelical Covenant Church...

 (1970 - 1974) and Bethel Theological Seminary

Bethel University (Minnesota)

Bethel University is a Christian higher education institution with approximately 6,000 students from 36 countries enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, seminary, and adult education programs...

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Madvig has served as senior pastor for Beverly Evangelical Covenant Church in Chicago

Chicago

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, and interim pastor for Faith Baptist Church in Peshtigo, Wisconsin

Peshtigo, Wisconsin

Peshtigo is a city in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,357 at the 2000 census. The city is located within the Town of Peshtigo. It is part of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area...

 (1994 - 1995).

Madvig was vice chair of the Committee on Bible Translation and remains an honorary member, having done editorial work on both the New International Version

New International Version

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 and Today's New International Version

Today's New International Version

Today's New International Version is an English translation of the Bible developed by the Committee on Bible Translation. The CBT also developed the New International Version in the 1970s. The TNIV is based on the NIV. It is explicitly Protestant like its predecessor; the deuterocanonical books...

 of the Bible.

Selected publications

• "A textual comparison of Habakkuk: a comparison of the text as found in the Masoretic text, the Septuagint, and the Habakkuk commentary of the Dead Sea scrolls" (1960)
• "A grammar of the Royal Assyrian annals of the Sargonid Dynasty" (1966)
• Book of Joshua
  Book of Joshua
  The Book of Joshua is the sixth book in the Hebrew Bible and of the Old Testament. Its 24 chapters tell of the entry of the Israelites into Canaan, their conquest and division of the land under the leadership of Joshua, and of serving God in the land....
  
  in the Expositor's Bible Commentary (1992) ISBN 0310608937