Background
Janzen, John Gerald was born on August 9, 1932 in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada. Son of John Daniel and Agnes (Zacharias) Janzen.
Janzen, John Gerald was born on August 9, 1932 in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada. Son of John Daniel and Agnes (Zacharias) Janzen.
Bachelor, University Saskatchewan, 1958. Licentiate in Theology, Emmanuel College, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1965.
Doctor of Divinity (honorary), College Emmanuel and St. Chad, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 1987.
Professor Old Testament, College Emmanuel and St. Chad, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 1965-1968; associate professor Old Testament, Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis, 1968-1973; professor Old Testament, Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis, 1973-1989; MacAllister-Petticrew professor Old Testament, Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis, since 1989; visiting professor, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1985-1986.
(Book by Janzen, J. Gerald)
Member American Academy Religion, Society Biblical Literature, Colloquium for Biblical Research.
Married Eileen Rose Calder, June 20, 1959. Children: Holly Rachel, John Daniel.