Background
Schaper was born February 4, 1922, in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Schaper was born February 4, 1922, in Indianapolis, Indiana.
He was educated at The Biblical Seminary in New York, Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, Union Theological Seminary, Winona Lake School of Theology, and Bob Jones University, eventually earning a Doctor of Philosophy in Bible.
Schaper began his academic career at Bob Jones University, where he served as dean of men, director of religious activities, and dean of the school of religion before resigning in 1952. He moved to California to serve as pastor of Bethany Church of Sierra Madre. He died on September 20, 2007, in Aliso Viejo, California at the age of 85.
Schaper was a member of the original translation team for the New American Standard Bible, and served a term as president of the Southwest Region of the National Association of Evangelicals.