Foreword

Within academic guilds it is fitting that we honor scholars who have distinguished themselves in their fields of study. Though Ed Glenny’s teaching and writing career shines brightly for all who know him, a variety of factors have drawn little notice to the man whose next birthday marks the close of his 70^th year on this earth. Chief among such factors is that Ed is a man with a modest, unassuming, and unpretentious demeanor who prioritizes attention to others rather than to himself. Though his scholarship is of world class and international acclaim, he is content to teach at a small Christian university where modesty characterizes his office, his salary, and his stature amongst international colleagues.

The concept of this Festschrift to honor Ed Glenny on his 70^th birthday on April 28, 2019, was conceived during the summer of 2017 and brought to Professor Randy Nelson, Chair of the B&TS Department in September 2017. The proposal presented to Randy Nelson, who gladly welcomed it, entailed compiling essays from Ed’s former students at both Central Baptist Theological Seminary and the University of Northwestern–St. Paul. After a few months of electronic conversations five members of the B&TS Department met together in January 2018 to plan and to strategize—Randy Nelson, Ruth Jostad (Administrative Assistant), Anna Rask (Adjunct Professor), Greg Rosauer (Archivist & Adjunct Professor), and Ardel Caneday (Professor of New Testament & Greek). Both Anna and Greg are UNW alumni who majored in Biblical & Theological Studies.

Thus, it is with delight that we offer this collection of essays written by several of Professor Glenny’s former students at Central Baptist Theological Seminary (1984–1999) and the University of Northwestern–St. Paul (since 1999), graduates who have continued their own pursuits of careers in biblical and theological studies either in church ministries or in teaching careers. This volume features essays that address a variety of topics in biblical studies, most of which touch on those areas that have dominated Ed’s teaching and scholarly career.

Thanks for the cover design goes to Tyson Phipps, who is a senior at UNW majoring in both Biblical & Theological Studies and Graphic Design. For readers who may be less familiar with the large characters, LXX, that appear in the backdrop on the cover, they function as a double entendre. First, they memorialize Ed Glenny’s becoming a Septuagenarian on April 28, 2019. Second, they represent the shorthand designation of the Septuagint—the Greek translation of the Old Testament—which continues to dominate Ed’s research and writing, and which identifies him as a Septuagintalist.

Happy Septuagesimus Birthday, Ed Glenny, and may our Lord bless you with many more birthdays and years of scholarly productivity for the edification of both the church and the academy.

Ardel B. Caneday, PhD, General Editor
Anna Rask, MDiv, Associate Editor
Greg Rosauer, MA, MS, Associate Editor