Joseph Carter Swaim (January 23, 1904 – August 7, 1997) was an American professor emeritus of New Testament literature and exegesis at Western Theological Seminary and the head of the Bible department of the National Council of Churches in New York.[1] He also served in pastorates at Presbyterian churches in Staten Island and St. Louis, the Church of the Covenant on Manhattan's East Side and the United Nations.[1]

J. Carter Swaim
Born23 January 1904 Edit this on Wikidata
Selma Edit this on Wikidata
Died7 August 1997 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 93)
Washington Edit this on Wikidata
EducationDoctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Divinity Edit this on Wikidata
Alma mater
OccupationTheologian, writer Edit this on Wikidata
Position heldprofessor emeritus (Western Theological SeminaryEdit this on Wikidata

Life

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Swaim was born in Selma, Alabama and he died at the Presbyterian Medical Center in Washington.[1]

Swaim studied at Washington and Jefferson College and Western Theological Seminary (now Pittsburgh Theological). He gained in 1927 his M.Div. at Western Theological Seminary. He earned a PhD with the thesis The historical character of the Fourth Gospel at the School of Theology of the University of Edinburgh.[1]

He was professor of New Testament at the faculty of Western Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh. In 1954 Swaim joined the National Council of Churches to head its Bible department.[1]

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Thesis

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  • Swaim, J. C. (1931). The historical character of the Fourth Gospel (Phd diss. School of Theology, Edinburgh University). OCLC 780554233.

Books

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  • Swaim, J. Carter (1953). Right and Wrong Ways to Use the Bible. Philadelphia: Westminster Press. OCLC 747567.

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