Rev. Lee Martin McDonald, Ph.D.Professor of New Testament StudiesPresident, Institute for Biblical Research, (2006-2012)RetiredEDUCATIONB.A., Biola University, La Mirada, California, 1964.B.D., Talbot Theological Seminary, La Mirada, California 1969. (Magna Cum Laude)Th.M., Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1985 (Honors). Major in New Testament History and Patristics. Thesis: An Examination of the Origins of the Christian Biblical Canon. (Supervised by Professor Helmut Koester)Ph.D., University of Edinburgh, Scotland, 1976. Focus: New Testament Studies. Thesis title: The Resurrection of Jesus in History and Faith. (Supervisor: Professor Hugh A. Anderson)I have published several books and articles on canon formation, that is the origin and development of the Bible, as well as other New Testament themes. I continue to give courses and lectures in New Testament subjects at various institutions as well as in various churches and pastoral associations.