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13 february 2007 princeton , new jersey john , james middletown , pennsylvania 20th century american new testament text criticism , new testament canon 09 february 1914 '' '' , '' the canon of the new testament : lexical its origin , development , and significance '' aids for students of new testament greek isobel mackay bruce metzger.jpg bruce m. metzger
 bruce manning metzger biblical scholar , textual critic , instructor , author
bruce m. metzger

bruce manning metzger -lrb- february 9 , 1914 -- february 13 , 2007 -rrb- was an american biblical scholar and textual critic who was a longtime professor at princeton theological seminary and bible editor who served on the board of the american bible society and united bible societies .
he was a scholar of greek , new testament , and new testament textual criticism , and wrote prolifically on these subjects .
metzger is widely considered one of the most influential new testament scholars of the 20th century .
