Education
He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Ohio Wesleyan University, his Master of Divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary, and his Master of Philisophy and Doctor of Philosophy from Yale University.
He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Ohio Wesleyan University, his Master of Divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary, and his Master of Philisophy and Doctor of Philosophy from Yale University.
He serves as a Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. Prior to joining Westmont in 1998, Longman taught for eighteen years at Westminster in Philadelphia. He has also served as visiting professor at The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology, an adjunct professor at Fuller Theological Seminary, and a guest lecturer at Regent College and the Canadian Theological Seminary.
Longman has contributed to a number of commentaries, including the New International Commentary on the Old Testament (The Song of Solomon and Ecclesiastes), NIV Application Commentary (Daniel), New International Biblical Commentary (Jeremiah and Lamentations), and the Baker Old Testament Wisdom series (Proverbs).
In addition, he was the senior translator for the wisdom books on the central committee that produced and now monitors the New Living Translation.........
.. - originally published in 2008 as part of the "New International Biblical Commentary".