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Graham Ogden

b. 1938

Old Testament scholar

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About Graham Ogden

Born 1938. Graham Ogden is an Australian translator, priest, theologian, hebrew Bible scholar and hebraist.

United Bible Societies Ogden joined the United Bible Societies the Coordinator of the Telugu language Old Testament Common Language Translation project of the Bible Society of India and a former study companion of Basil Rebera at the United Theological College, Bangalore.

As Translation Consultant with the United Bible Societies, Ogden took up translation of the Bible into Troko, Amis, Yami, Bunun, Paiwan, Tayal, and Hakka Chinese. Ogden is a graduate of both Japanese (Tokyo) and Mandarin (Taipei) Language Schools.

During Ogden's stint with the United Bible Societies, he worked closely with Basil Rebera, his colleague and Translations Consultant.

Books 1975, The Tob-Spruch in Qoheleth : its function and significance as a criterion for isolating and identifying aspects of Qoheleth's thought 1997, A Handbook on Ecclesiastes 1998, A Handbook on Song of Songs 2007, Qoheleth 2011, Isaiah

Articles 1979, Qoheleth's Use of the 'Nothing is Better'-Form 1982, Prophetic oracles against foreign nations and Psalms of communal lament: the relationship of Psalm 137 to Jeremiah 49:7-22 and Obadiah 1983, Qoheleth XI 1-6 1983, Joel 4 and Prophetic Responses to National Laments 1984, The Mathematics of Wisdom: Qoheleth IV 1-12 1984, Qoheleth XI 7-XIII 8: Qoheleth's Summons to Enjoyment and Reflection 1986, The Interpretation of dor in Ecclesiastes 1:4 1988, The Use of Figurative Language in Malachi 2:10-16 1996, Jotham's Fable: its structure and function in Judges 9 1997, The 'Better'-Probert (tob-Spruch), Rhetorical Criticism, and Qoheleth 2003, Literary Allusions in Isaiah: Isaiah 44:28-45:13 Revisited 2004, Temporal Idioms in Isaiah 16.14; 21.16; and 23.15 2004, Rev. Euan McG. Fry 2004, The relationship between Isaiah 33.14b-16 and Psalm 15.1-5 2005, Translator training in the UBS Asia-Pacific region 2009, Note: An Exegetical Issue in Isaiah 16.14 2010, Isaiah 24: A Case of Form over Content?

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University of Sydney, Princeton Theological Seminary, University of London
Also known as
Graham S. Ogden, Graham Sydney Ogden

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Graham Ogden?

Old Testament scholar

When was Graham Ogden born?

Graham Ogden was born on 17 July 1938 in Sydney.

What is Graham Ogden's occupation?

Graham Ogden is a translator, priest, theologian, hebrew Bible scholar and hebraist.

What nationality is Graham Ogden?

Graham Ogden is Australian.

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· Wikidata: Q22087125

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