COMFORT, Philip W(esley) 1950-

PERSONAL: Born October 28, 1950, in Pittsburgh, PA; married 1971; wife's name, Georgia (a piano teacher); children: Jeremy, John, Peter. Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: Cleveland State University, B.A., 1977; Ohio State University, M.A., 1984; Fairfax University, Ph.D., 1989; University of South Africa, D.Litt., 1997. Politics: Independent. Religion: Christian. Hobbies and other interests: Surfing, soccer, drums, writing poetry.

ADDRESSES: Home—307 Hagley Rd., Pawleys Island, SC 29585.

CAREER: Ohio State University, Columbus, instructor in English, 1983-84; Tyndale House Publishers, Wheaton, IL, senior editor of Bible reference works, 1984—and member, New Testament bible translation committee. College of DuPage, lecturer, 1984-87; Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL, visiting professor, 1987-98; North Park College, visiting professor, 1992-93; Trinity Episcopal Seminary, Pawleys Island, SC, adjunct professor, 1997-2000; Coastal Carolina University, instructor, 1998—; Columbia International University, Columbia, SC, professor, 1999—. International Greek New Testament Project: Gospel of John, American member.

MEMBER: Society of Biblical Literature.

WRITINGS:

(Editor and contributor) A New Commentary on theWhole Bible, Tyndale House Publishers (Wheaton, IL), 1990.

Early Manuscripts and Modern Translations of theNew Testament, Tyndale House Publishers (Wheaton, IL), 1990, 2nd edition, Baker Book House (Grand Rapids, MI), 1996.

(Translator, with Robert Brown) J. D. Douglas, editor, The New Greek-English Interlinear New Testament, Tyndale House Publishers (Wheaton, IL), 1990.

The Complete Guide to Bible Versions, Tyndale House Publishers (Wheaton, IL), 1991, revised edition, 1996.

The Quest for the Original Text of the New Testament, Baker Book House (Grand Rapids, MI), 1992.

(With Georgia Comfort) Dying to Live, Tyndale House Publishers (Wheaton, IL), 1992.

(Editor and contributor) The Origin of the Bible, Tyndale House Publishers (Wheaton, IL), 1992.

(Editor, with J. D. Douglas, and contributor) Who'sWho in Christian History, Tyndale House Publishers (Wheaton, IL), 1992.

(With Wendell Hawley) Opening the Gospel of John, Tyndale House Publishers (Wheaton, IL), 1994.

I Am the Way: A Spiritual Journey through the Gospel of John, Baker Book House (Grand Rapids, MI), 1994.

(New Testament editor) New Living Translation, Tyndale House Publishers (Wheaton, IL), 1996.

(Editor, with David Barrett) The Complete Text of theEarliest New Testament Manuscripts, Baker Book House (Grand Rapids, MI), 1999.

The Books of the New Testament, Tyndale House Publishers (Wheaton, IL), 1999.

(Editor, with Dan Partner, and contributor) The OneYear Book of Poetry, Tyndale House Publishers (Wheaton, IL), 1999.

Essential Guide to Bible Versions, Tyndale House Publishers (Wheaton, IL), 2000.

(Editor, with Walter Elwell, and contributor) TyndaleBible Dictionary, Tyndale House Publishers (Wheaton, IL), 2001.

Selected Poems, Morris Publishing, 2001.

The Text of the Earliest New Testament Greek Manuscripts, Tyndale House Publishers (Wheaton, IL), 2001.

(Editor) Life Application New Testament Commentary, Tyndale House Publishers (Wheaton, IL), 2001.

Author (with Eugene Carpenter) of the book Holman Treasury of Key Bible Words, Broadman & Holman (Nashville, TN). Editor of book series "Life Application Commentary," Tyndale House Publishers (Wheaton, IL), 1992-99. Contributor to reference books. Contributor to periodicals, including Decision, Novum Testamentum, Notes on Translation, New Testament Studies, and Bible Translator.

WORK IN PROGRESS: New Testament Text and Translation; another book of poetry.

SIDELIGHTS: Philip W. Comfort told CA: "I write scholarly books to bridge the gap between New Testament textual criticism (including ancient New Testament manuscripts) and modern English translations of the New Testament. It has been my passion to help English readers understand the manuscripts used to make Greek texts and then English translations. My other passion is writing poetry, which I will devote more time to in coming years."