Education
Barker earned his Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern College, his Master of Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary (1960), and his Doctor of Philosophy from the Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning (1969).
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Barker earned his Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern College, his Master of Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary (1960), and his Doctor of Philosophy from the Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning (1969).
In addition to writing several books, he was also one of the original translators of the New American Standard Bible and the New International Version of the Bible. He joined the faculty at Dallas in 1968 as professor of Old Testament, where he remained until 1981. In 1974, he was invited to join the Committee on Bible Translation, and later served as its secretary, as well as executive director of the International Bible Society"s NIV Translation Center.
He has also served as academic dean at Capital Bible Seminary.
Barker retired from the International Bible Society in 1996, and is currently living in Lewisville, Texas.
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