John Wilson Betlyon

Background

Betlyon, John Wilson was born on May 5, 1949 in York, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Newton and Genevieve June Betlyon.

Education

Bachelor, Bucknell University, 1971. Message Telecommunications Service, Harvard University, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1978.

Career

Numismatist American Excavations Punic Carthage, Tunisia, 1974—1979, Umm el-Jimal Project, Jordan, since 1984. Director Carthage Research Institute, Khereddine, Tunisia, 1976—1977. Minister United Methodist Church, Port Matilda, Pennsylvania, 1977—1978.

Chaplain, assistant professor North Carolina Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount, 1978—1980. Finance director Joint Archaeol. Expedition Tell El-Hesi, since 1978.

Campus minister Lycoming College, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 1980—1981. Chaplain, associate professor, department religion Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, since 1981. Administrative director, numismatist Limes Arabicus Project, Jordan, since 1982.

Board directors Higher Education Commission, Southern New England Conference, United Methodist Church, since 1982.

Achievements

• John Wilson Betlyon has been listed as a noteworthy religion educator, archaeologist, clergyman by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Coinage and Mints of Phoenicia: The Pre-Alexandrine Period (Harvard Semitic Monographs)

Membership

Board directors Society Organized Against Racism, Boston, since 1981, United Ministries Higher Education, Boston, since 1982. Member of Society Biblical Literature, Archaeol. Institute America (secretary Western Massachusetts Society), American Schools Oriental Research.

Interests

• Cycling; traveling; softball.

Connections

Married Stephanie Lois Edgerly, May 22, 1976. Children: Seth, Frances, Jesse.

Father:

John Newton Betlyon

Mother:

Genevieve June Betlyon

Spouse:

Stephanie Lois Edgerly

child:

Jesse Betlyon

child:

Frances Betlyon

child:

Seth Betlyon