Background
Mendenhall, George Emery was born on August 13, 1916 in Muscatine, Iowa, United States. Son of George Newton and Mary Christine (Johnson) Mendenhall.
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Mendenhall, George Emery was born on August 13, 1916 in Muscatine, Iowa, United States. Son of George Newton and Mary Christine (Johnson) Mendenhall.
Bachelor of Arts, Midland College, Fremont, Nebraska, 1936; Doctor of Letters, Midland College, Fremont, Nebraska, 1959; Bachelor of Divinity, Gettysburg Seminary, 1938; Doctor of Philisophy, Johns Hopkins, 1947.
Pastor in, Laramie, Wyoming, 1942-1943;
assistant professor, Hamma Division School, 1947-1950;
associate professor, Hamma Division School, 1950-1952;
associate professor, University of Michigan, 1952-1958;
professor, University of Michigan, 1958-1986;
professor emeritus, University of Michigan, since 1986;
Chairman of Commission studies religion, University of Michigan (College Literature Science and Arts), 1957-1967;
chairman council graduate studies religion, University of Michigan (College Literature Science and Arts), 1964-1966;
director Euphrates archaeological expedition to, Syria, 1971. Annual professor American School Oriental Research, Jerusalem, Jordan, 1955-1956, director, 1965-1966. Director American Center Oriental Research, Amman, Jordan, 1975.
Visiting professor Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome, 1985. Field supervisor British Sch.of Archaeology in Jerusalem in excavation Jericho, 1956. Part time visiting professor Institute Archaeology and Anthropology, Yarmouk U., Irbid, Jordan, since 1987.
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(An exceptionally important work... Rarely has the vision ...)
Author: Law and Covenant in Israel and the Ancient Near East, 1955, The Tenth Generation: The Origins of the Biblical Tradition, 1973, The Syllabic Inscriptions from Byblos, 1985, Consultant editor, contributor: Interpreters Dictionary of the Bible, 1962, Anchor Dictionary of the Bible. Contributor: professional journals Encyclopedia British.
President Lutheran Student Foundation, University Michigan, 1962-1965. Trustee Chicago Lutheran Theological Seminary, 1956-1969. Served to lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946, PTO. Member American Oriental Society (president Middle West branch 1950-1951, associate editor journal.
1954-1959), Society Biblical Literature (president Midwest section 1960), Archaeol. Institute American, American Schools Oriental Research, Biblical Colloquium (president 1963-1965), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Eathel Louise Tidrick, December 6, 1943. Children– George David, Lauri Philip, Stanley Theodore, Gordon Louis, Stephen Robert.